True Cross

Victory of Saladin against Crusader states, 1187

1979 Slava-class guided missile cruiser

concept of the cross upon which Jesus was crucified

1099 battle during which the Crusaders captured Jerusalem from the Fatimid Caliphate

type of feast that commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus

church in Rome

1099 middle ages battle

Christian martyr

Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece

part of the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628

objects associated with the Passion of Jesus Christ in Christian symbolism and art

thumb|Postmarks commemorating Ethiopian First Day Cover, Meskel festivities, 17 December 1974 Meskel () is an Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church holiday that commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Saint Helena of Constantinople in the fourth century. Meskel is celebrated by Oriental Orthodox members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and to a lesser extent Roman Catholic members of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, the Eritrean Catholic Church, and among Protestant members of P'ent'ay - Ethiopian-Eritrean Evang

Member of the noble Order of the Starry Cross

This cypress cross was decorated with gold, gemstones and enamel, depicting Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Theotokos, the Four Evangelists, archangels Gabriel and Michael, and three patron saints of Euphrosyne and her parents; lost in 1941

Roman Catholic archbishop

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monastery in Ethiopia

Roman Catholic devotional image of a black Jesus the Nazarene

church building in İstanbul, Turkey

monastery on a hill in Cyprus

painting by Vittore Carpaccio in the Accademia Galleries, Venice

Helena finding the cross| thumb Roodmas (from Old English rood "rod", "cross" and mas, Mass; similar to the etymology of Christmas) is a name for the celebration of the Feast of the Cross. It has been applied to both historical commemoration on May 3 and September 14. It commemorates the finding by Saint Helena of the True Cross in Jerusalem in 326.

Latin Christian hymn by Venantius Fortunatus

sequence of frescoes painted by Piero della Francesca in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo

The plaque posted on the head of the cross of Jesus of Nazareth

painting by Gentile Bellini

church building in Jerusalem

painting by Gentile Bellini

book

former Cistercian abbey in Tipperary, Ireland

a medieval wood mazer bowl, held for many years at Nanteos Mansion (Aberystwythin, Wales)

1191 massacre of the Third Crusade

battle in Egypt

traditional Philippine celebration

Eastern Orthodox Christian feast day