St. Helena was the wife of the Emperor Constantius and mother of the Emperor Constantine. Sometime after her son’s reign began, she converted and sought to find the place where the Lord died and was buried. Going to Jerusalem she obtained the assistance of the Bishop of Jerusalem, St. Macarius, who informed her of the local tradition that the Temple of Venus sat on the spot. Having it torn down, she found underneath the places of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus, as well as the instruments of His Passion. READ MORE