Where is Jesus' cross located now?

Answer 1

The cross has probably disintegrated by now or it was used for numerous purposes at the time. Once crosses were removed and taken down, they were used for firewood, for building, etc.

As the centuries rolled on and mounds of different civilisations were built on mounds, the cross has disappeared. This is a good thing really, as the cross should not be venerated in any one. It was an instrument of torture for the many who hung on it.

Occasionally we hear that that the cross of Jesus, or a piece of the cross has been found and is a closely guarded relic. However, Jesus could only die on one cross and the number of "crosses" now owned by "collectors" is all out of proportion.

Answer 2

The first and most important "True Cross of Jesus" was allegedly found by Helena on a pilgrimage to Palestine, where she found the cross of Jesus and those of the two robbers, all still intact, as well as uncovering the places of Jesus' birth, crucifixion and burial, and various other important relics. When Helena left Palestine, she took several pieces of wood from the True Cross.

The custody of the True Cross was entrusted to the bishop of Jerusalem, who gratified the devotion of the pilgrims by the gift of small pieces, which they enchased in gold or gems and carried away to their respective countries. As the commerce would soon have depleted what remained of the cross, it was found convenient to suppose that the marvelous wood possessed a secret power of vegetation, and that its substance, though continually diminished, remained entire and unimpaired.

By the end of the Middle Ages so many churches claimed to possess a piece of the True Cross, that John Calvin (Traité Des Reliques) said "There is no abbey so poor as not to have a specimen. In some places there are large fragments, as at the Holy Chapel in Paris, at Poictiers, and at Rome, where a good-sized crucifix is said to have been made of it."

Answer 3

The actual cross that Jesus was crucified on is not preserved, but pieces of the True Cross are said to be held in various relics around the world, including in Europe and the Middle East. These relics are venerated by Christians as symbols of Jesus' sacrifice and redemption.

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

Ethiopia