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St. Helena’s pilgrimage
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St. Helena’s pilgrimage

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The empress found the Holy Cross and built churches over the holy places.

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    1. Constantinople

      Empress Helena, mother of St. Constantine, sets out for the Holy Land in her old age.

    2. Jerusalem

      She uncovers the True Cross near Golgotha, and Constantine builds the Church of the Resurrection over the tomb.

    3. Bethlehem

      She founds the Church of the Nativity over the cave where Christ was born.

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