According to legend, Helena discovered the True Cross on her travels and brought it back to Constantinople ... The empress is depicted with a large halo, a wealth of jewelry, and a Tyrian purple robe.

PIC1|Inspired by the tough economic situation in the US, The Sacred Mint wanted to assist the Christian Community by giving away 500 free Jerusalem Cross Necklaces to the public. Because of the ...

The gravestone of Ferdinand Palaiologos on Barbados, the last descendant of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine Palaiologos. Credit: Anneli Salo, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia The last descendant of the ...

Stefan Reif writes that Byzantine authorities “resented the use of the biblical book and the Purim ... It also, perhaps, says something about Jewish humor as well, that the grimmest subject matter can ...