What is True Cross?
[[Image:Giotto Crucifixion.jpg|thumb|280px|''Christ crucified'', painted by [[Giotto]], circa 1310.]] {{for|detailed information regarding the Crucifixion itself|Crucifixion of Jesus}} The '''True Cross''' is the name given to [[part]]s which are believed to be from the actual cross upon which [[Jesus]] was crucified. [[Empress]] [[Helena of Constantinople|Helena]] (c.250–c.330 AD) was the mother of [[Emperor Constantine|Constantine]], the first [[Christian]] Emperor of Rome. Christianity was legalised through the [[Roman Empire]] in 312. According to the early writers, like [[Socrates Scolaticus]], Helena travelled to the [[Holy Land]], founding [[churches]] and establishing relief agencies for the poor. She is said to have discovered the resting place of the three crosses used at the [[crucifixion of Jesus]] and the two thieves - [[Dismas]] and [[Gestas]] - who were executed with him. Through a [[miracle]] it was revealed which of the three was the ''True Cross''. Many churches have [[fragment|fragmentary remains]] which are by tradition alleged to be those of the ''True Cross.'' Their authenticity is not accepted by all those of the [[Christianity|Christian faith]]. Many Christians question the accuracy of the reports surrounding the discovery of the ''True Cross''. The acceptance and belief of that part of the tradition that pertains to the [[Early Christian Church]] is generally restricted to the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church]]es. The Medieval legends where it came from are not the same in [[Catholicism|Catholic]] and [[Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] tradition. These churches honour Helena as a [[saint]], as does also the [[Anglican Communion]]. Some Christians believe that wood from the true cross has miraculous healing powers. During the Middle Ages people made pilgrimages to churches and shrines where pieces of the cross were kept, and touched the wood in the hope of being cured of a sickness or infirmity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gospel-mysteries.net/true-cross.html |title