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What church in Rome was St. Helen's residence and now contains relics of the cross on which Christ died?

According to tradition, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (Holy Cross in Jerusalem) is the basilica consecrated, circa 325, to house the relics of the Passion of Jesus Christ brought to Rome from the Holy Land by Empress Helena, mother of Roman Emperor Constantine I. This church was once Helena's palace's private chapel, where she stored parts of the True Cross, the cross Christ died on, and other relics. The church has been renovated several times.<br><br> See: <A href='http://vaticanstamps.org/vaticannotes/idisplay2.php?p=036-10&r=0'>The Holy Cross In Jerusalem</a> in <i>Vatican Notes</i><br><br> <center><img src='https://vaticanstamps.org/VPS/images/296/126.jpg' height='250'> <br><b>Santa Croce in Gerusalemme<br> (Basilica of the Holy Cross)<br>Scott 126 (1949)</center></b><br><br>