The True Cross is said to be the real cross that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on, according to Christian tradition.
Christ Crucified by Giotto, c. 1310
The Queen of Sheba venerates the wood from which the Cross will be made (fresco by Piero della Francesca in San Francesco, Arezzo).
The Finding of the True Cross, Agnolo Gaddi, Florence, 1380
The three crosses are discovered. An injured young man is healed by the True Cross. Fifteenth-century frescoes at the Church of San Francesco, Arezzo by Piero della Francesca.
Helena, mother of Constantine I
Flavia Julia Helena, also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena, was an Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. She was born in the lower classes traditionally in the Greek city of Drepanon, Bithynia, in Asia Minor, which was renamed Helenopolis in her honor, although several locations have been proposed for her birthplace and origin.
Statue of Helena in the Musei Capitolini, Rome
Statue of Saint Helena in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
A fresco from Trier, Germany, possibly depicting Helena, c. 310
The church of the Archangel Michael founded by St. Helen in Sille, Konya in Asia Minor in 327
