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Chapel of True Cross 5 images

Chapel of True Cross 5 images

The Chapel of the True Cross is the lowest and eastern most portion of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.  A late tradition maintains that it was here that the Empress Helena, mother of Constantine, “found” three crosses—including the “true cross.”

This area was originally a quarry and later was turned into a cistern.