Small particles of the True Cross are dispersed all over the world. The largest surviving portion, of 870,760 cubic milimeters, is preserved in the Monastery of Koutloumousiou on Mount Athos, 537,587 cubic milimetres in Rome, 516,090 in Brussels, 445,582 in Venice, 436,450 in Ghent and 237,731 in Paris.
There is a legend that the true cross survived and was found in Jerusalem by Saint Helena in 326 AD. Because the wood was thought to have magical healing powers, pieces of the cross were taken to various churches and monasteries. The Crusaders found more pieces later and these were also divided and distributed. But it's possible that many of the pieces on display today are fakes.
I know that the holy cross is divided on four pieces. One of the pieces if buried in Bulgaria. I am from Bulgaria and the land where is buried one of the pieces of Holy Cross is named "CROSS WOOD" http://www.krastova-gora.hit.bg/
The exact cross where Jesus died, known as the True Cross, is not known to still exist on earth. However, pieces of the cross have been purportedly collected and distributed to different churches and institutions around the world as relics.
cut into 4 pieces
the crosspieces are called racks
The cross that Jesus died on, or small pieces of it, have turned up everywhere. During the Middle Ages, enough genuine pieces of the cross were found to build several crosses. So, yes, if there is money to be made or people to be converted, the cross is in Ethiopia.
Exaltation of the Cross - September 14
True
Yes, that is true. The movement of the pieces of the Earth's crust is explained in a subject called plate tectonics.
no this is myth
the stiles are vertical and the rails are horizontal, in other words, the stiles are the side pieces and the rails are the cross pieces
All fruits can be cross pollinated within their own family, but unless the fruit is a true Species they will not come true from seed.