For centuries, debate has roiled over the true location of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death. I had the privilege of visiting the sites at the center of the controversy on a trip to Israel in mid-March, just before fruitless hostage negotiations ended the ceasefire in Gaza.
The first site has been revered by Catholics and Orthodox Christians since 326 A.D., when it was identified by Constantine’s mother, Saint Helena. Constantine then ordered the construction of a towering memorial, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, there within the city walls. It is the cornerstone of the Christian Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City, situated between its Muslim, Jewish, and Armenian counterparts.
My strong suspicion is that we’ll never know where the cross was raised and
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