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September 14 – Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

By Michael Knox
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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nThis feast day revolves around the story of Helen, mother of Roman Emperor Constantine I. In the year 326 CE, she is said to have gone to Jerusalem to find all the holy sights and sites, including the cross that Jesus was supposed to have died on. The story tells us that she found three crosses and didn’t know which was Jesus’s cross and which were the crosses of the two thieves who were also put to death that day. However, according to the story, a dying woman was cured by touching one of the crosses, and so Helen knew which was the “true cross.”

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nAs with many holidays in the Greek Orthodox church, there are services, processions, prayers, and of course a feast with family and friends!

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in GreeceLike other Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Greek Orthodox Church has a legacy visible in its architecture and customs from the Byzantine architecture of the Eastern Roman Empire. Here are some Greek Orthodox churches:

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nThe church below, found on the island of Corfu, is unusual, because it was built (in the 1800s, by the way) to look like an ancient Greek temple!

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nAlso on this date:

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nBirthday of geographer and explorer Alexander von Humboldt 

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nSan Jacinto Day in Nicaragua

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nAnniversary of the completion of the first North American lighthouse

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nAnniversary of the completion of Handel’s Messiah

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September 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nAnniversary of the premiere of My Mother the Car

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September 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nAnniversary of the premiere of The Waltons

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nAnniversary of the premiere of Mork and Mindy

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nHindi Diwas in India

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nSeptember 14 - Feast of the Finding of the True Cross in Greece

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nAnniversary of the Penang Bridge officially opened to traffic

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nPlan ahead:

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