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GUIDE TO THE HOLY LAND
Only in the IV century, during the reign of the St. Emper-
or Constantine, when the persecution of Christians ceased,
did the St. Equal to the Apostles queen Elena, destroy the
temples of the idolaters, find the Holy Sepulchre of the Lord,
the site of the crucifixion of the Saviour, and the tree of the
Life-giving Cross. The erection of the church in honour of
Christ’s resurrection took 10 years.