Later he became the abbot of Tamie Abbey in the Tarentaise Mountains. Peter of Tarentaise (1102-1174), who joined the Cistercian monastery in Bonneveaux, France at age 20. Notburga (1265-1313), a peasant who lived in the Tyrol, Austria and worked as a housemaid and servant. Zacharias, the Bishop of Jerusalem, then said to the astonished monarch: "Consider, O Emperor, that with these triumphal ornaments you are far from resembling Jesus carrying His Cross." The Emperor then put on a penitential garb and continued the journey. Try as hard as he would, he could not go forward. He was clothed with costly garments and with ornaments of precious stones. The Golden Legend describes Emperor Heraclius carrying the Cross back to Jerusalem on his shoulders. The precious relic was recovered and returned to Jerusalem by Emperor Heralius in 629. Helena and preserved in Jerusalem, but then had fallen into the hands of Chosroas, King of the Persians. It commemorates the recovery of the Holy Cross, which had been placed on Mount Calvary by St. This Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was observed in Rome before the end of the seventh century. » Enjoy our Liturgical Seasons series of e-books!
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