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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The True Cross
It is known that Radegunda, Queen of the Franks, having retired to Poitiers, obtained from the Emperor Justin II, in 569, a remarkable relic of the True Cross.
The Good Friday ceremony of the Adoration of the Cross also had its origin in Jerusalem, as we have seen, and is a faithful reproduction of the rites of Adoration of the Cross of the fourth century in Jerusalem which have been described above, in accordance with the description of the author of the "Peregrinatio".
The cross is prepared before the altar; priests, deacons, subdeacons, clerics of the inferior grades, and lastly the people, each one comes in his turn; they salute the cross, during the singing of the anthem, "Ecce lignum crucis in quo salus mundi pependit.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/04529a.htm   (3970 words)

  
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In the case of the Tau cross, this was accomplished by means of a mortise and tenon joint, with or without reinforcement by ropes.
The cross of Christ, the wood of suffering and death, is for Christians a TREE OF LIFE.
Christ was pictured after his resurrection as standing in the midst of the seven branched lampstand (Rev. 1:3) in a glorious and living existence with all the power of the universe at his beck and call.
www.frugalsites.net /jesus/cross.html   (9363 words)

  
 Relic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Pieces of the True Cross were One of the most highly sought after such relics; many churches claimed to possess a piece of it, so many that Erasmus famously remarked that there were enough Pieces of the True Cross to build a ship from.
; First-Class Relics : Items directly associated with the events of Christ's life (manger, cross, etc.) or the physical remains of a saint (a bone, a hair, a limb, etc.) Traditionally, a martyr's relics are often more prized than the relics of other saints.
In role-playing games, a Relic is a magical object with marvelous and alarming power, originating from a deity as opposed to manmade origins.
relic.iqnaut.net   (1354 words)

  
 Ethiopian Treasures - Ethiopian Religious Festivals
Meskel commemorates the finding of the True Cross in the fourth century when Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, discovered the True Cross on which Christ was crucified.
She dug and found three crosses; one of them was the True Cross used to crucify Jesus Christ.
Because of this, a decision was made to bury it at the mountain of Gishen Mariam monastery in Wollo region.
www.ethiopiantreasures.toucansurf.com /pages/festival.htm   (993 words)

  
 Resource site for everything to do with Christ Cross Jesus Picture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Passion of the Christ Movie - The Film vs the History - Mel...
Pictures and description of the Pre-Norman stone cross at St Mary's Church, Gosforth.
The sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a crossing of two
jesus.researchalot.com /christcrossjesuspicture   (811 words)

  
 St George
George, in true missionary spirit, revealed the Scriptures and the gospel to her, which led her to conversion.
The Empress, it is known, remained true, and died in her new-found faith.
THE CROSS IS RED AS Now here is a symbol that actually reflects the BLOOD of the man himself.....is that not one of the most significant events ever recorded in man's short history??
www.australianspirit.org /AustralianAndStateFlags/Flag19.htm   (1601 words)

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