St. Helen's Chapel in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem, Israel)

Originally, the chapel, which today is dedicated to the finding of the cross, was built by Queen Elena herself, on the site of an ancient quarry, where two more robbers were crucified on the day of Jesus' death. Having found three crosses here, during excavations, Empress Helena experimentally identified the true cross - the cross on which Jesus was crucified.

Tradition says that only the true cross worked miracles, healed the sick and raised the dead. And Queen Elena solemnly lifted up the true cross to the top of Mount Calvary and erected it there. And many people went to worship him.

The early pilgrims testify to the veneration of the place where the cross was found in their diaries, one of whom testifies: “From Golgotha to the place where the cross was found, fifty paces. ... we bowed to him and kissed him. I saw, held in my hands and kissed the writing that was above the head of the Lord, and where it is written: 'This is the king of the Jews.' It is a walnut cross tree. ”

Currently, the true cross has been taken apart in pieces, which are carefully preserved not only in the Chapel of Adam of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, but also in many Christian churches around the world.

The Chapel of St. Helena has two parts - Orthodox, with the remains of ancient frescoes, now protected by glass, and Catholic - with a statue of St. Helena that has found its true cross.

Here we put a letter to God , which you can write on the website of our project.