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The Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (Holy Cross in Jerusalem) is a very interesting basilica just a short walk from San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome.It is one of the seven pilgrimage churches in the Eternal City. Too often overlooked by visitors (though pilgrims wouldn't miss it), Santa Croce is well worth a visit for its extraordinary collection of relics from the Holy Land, its full.
Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, or The Basilica of the Holy
The Basilica of The Holy Cross in Jerusalem is located in Rome, in the Esquilino quarter, close to the Aurelian Walls and the Castrense Amphitheatre, between the Basilica of St. John Lateran and Porta Maggiore. The Basilica of the Holy Cross is part of the route of the "Seven Churches" that ancient pilgrims used to visit on foot.
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A Pilgrim's Visit to the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem at Rome. Every Catholic dreams of visiting Rome and making the pilgrimage to the 7 Patriarchal Basilicas, which are the object of the devotion of the faithful seeking the plenary indulgence for pilgrims to Rome. But not all of us have the opportunity or the means.
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The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem remains an important religious site for both Rome and the Universal Church. On our pilgrimage, try spending a little longer in this church to reflect on the triumph of the Cross, which is our only banner as followers of Christ. Your contribution for a great mission:
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The Basilica of The Holy Cross in Jerusalem is part of the F.E.C. heritage. The special openings are sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Interior on the occasion of the "Thirty Years" of activity of the Church Owning Fund (Fondo Edifici di Culto).. The parish of Holy Cross in Jerusalem was established in the year 1910 by the Pope St. Pius.
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Perhaps the most famous of the relics enshrined at Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in the Chapel of the Holy Relics are three fragments from the True Cross, one nail used in the crucifixion, and small pieces of the scourging pillar, the Holy Sepulchre and the tomb of Jesus. It also contains a reliquary of two of the thorns in the crown of thorns.
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The basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (Holy Cross in Jerusalem) is also called Heleniana or Sessoriana. It rises on the area previously occupied by the Sessorium, a residential complex owned by the Emperor, started in the first half of the third century AD, which included the real palace, a circus and an amphitheatre (currently called Anfiteatro Castrense) successively englobed within the.
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The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem is in Rome, in Esquilino neighbourhood, at the vertex of three street: street Carlo Felice, street Santa Croce in Gerusalemme and street Eleniana. The church is one the Seven Pilgrims Churches of Rome.
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The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem is some hundreds of meters away from metro line A station San Giovanni, from where it can easily be reached going along Viale Carlo Felice, a tree-line avenue that links it to the Basilica of Saint John in the Lateran, in the square with the same name.
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The Basilica of The Holy Cross in Jerusalem is located in Rome, in the Esquilino quarter, close to the Aurelian Walls and the Castrense Amphitheatre, between the Basilica of St. John Lateran and Porta Maggiore. The Basilica of the Holy Cross is part of the route of the "Seven Churches" that ancient pilgrims used to visit on foot.
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The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem is one of the great churches of Rome. Home to an assortment of relics related to the Crucifixion of Jesus, it was historically and ironically the least important of the city's traditional pilgrimage churches.
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One of the "Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome," the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem houses important relics from the Holy Land including pieces of the True Cross, a nail from the crucifixion, thorns from the crown, small pieces of the tomb of Jesus and the Holy Sepulchre, and a copy of the Shroud of Turin. Learn more
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The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem (Latin: Basilica Sanctae Crucis in Hierusalem, Italian: Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and titular church in rione Esquilino, Rome, Italy. It is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.
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The Basilica of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem is located between Saint John Lateran and Porta Maggiore, near the ancient Aurelian Wall that once encircled Rome. Open 7:00 am-12:45 pm and 15:30-19:30 daily.
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The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem is said to contain multiple relics of the True Cross and the Crucifixion brought back from the Holy Land by Saint Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine the Great. The relics are in a small chapel accessed through a passage on the left of the main altar.
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The basilica's floor was covered with soil from Jerusalem, thus acquiring the title in Hierusalem. Throughout the Middle Ages the basilica was a popular destination for pilgrimages. On Good Friday popes themselves walked barefoot, as a sign of penance, from Saint John Lateran (papal residence) to the basilica to venerate the relic of the Cross.
