THE TRUE CROSS

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”…stylish, highly-coloured pictures…”
The Daily Telegraph

According to legend, the cross on which Christ died was descended from the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden. After the Crucifixion the cross was buried. Three centuries later, Saint Helena, mother of Roman Emperor Constantine, vowed to find it.

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Original illustrations juxtaposed where possible with those in the book.