April 10, 2000 - Monday

With Ambassador Henrietta DeVilla at the Philippine Embassy to the Holy See.

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With Embassy Staff below

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Relic from the Manger in Bethlehem at the Basilica of St. Mary Major

Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme

We visit the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, which houses Holy Relics of the Cross. These relics were brought by empress St. Helena from Jerusalem to avoid desecration from the invading Saracens. The Holy Cross of Jerusalem Basilica is in Rome near the Central Station.

	Two thorns from the crown
	Relics from the Holy Cross
	A single Nail about 5 cm long.
	The inscription INRI. Iesu Nazarene Rex Iudeus - Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
	The relic display including the finger of St. Thomas "the doubter".