oldest city in ireland. it boasts a long history of christianity. and a museum. that holds an important relic of the true cross. what s fascinating is that it is said to have been given directly by the pope to the king of ireland and rome as we know had access to relics from jerusalem. archaeologist georges kazan is joined by scientist tom higham. he is also from oxford will put the relic to the test. for the first time in history, we re able to place these relics in their proper time and proper date. the waterford cross is on loan to the medieval museum from the roman catholic archdiocese. and museum curator eamon has security their permission to test it. it s just inside this. is that a modern script or an ancient script?
one man, jesus, was able to carry it on his shoulders. there were a lot of people who were speaking out about the devotion of relics as something which is absurd and disgusting. and that really thought that people had lost touch with the true faith. the true cross had the power to divide christianity. and the question remained, could the legend be real? high in the cantabrian mountains of northern spain lies the monastery of the home of the largest and most revered piece of helena s discovery. dr. georges kazan is an archaeologist here to investigate the mystery of the true cross. what s at stake here is the truth about the origins of this relic. is it something that dates back
known, dies. with constantine and helena, what we re seeing is christianity moving out of the shadows into the mainstream, but now into the dominant position. it s not just a religion. it s the religion. now the roman empire s going to be christian. the known world s going to be christian. but the question remains, did helena actually discover the cross jesus was crucified on? at the oxford university radiocarbon accelerator lab, archaeologist dr. georges kazan and professor tom higham are about to take a step closer to solving this mystery. by carbon dating a fragment of the true cross given to the king of ireland by the pope. in 1100 a.d.
with constantine and helena, what we re seeing is christianity moving out of the shadows into the mainstream, but now into the dominant position. it s not just a religion. it s the religion. now the roman empire s going to be christian. the known world s going to be christian. but the question remains, did helena actually discover the cross jesus was crucified on? at the oxford university radiocarbon accelerator lab, archaeologist dr. georges kazan and professor tom higham are about to take a step closer to solving this mystery. by carbon dating a fragment of the true cross given to the king
of the true cross and put them together, they would fill a ship. yet scripture says that just one man, jesus, was able to carry it on his shoulders. there were a lot of people who were speaking out about the devotion of relics as something which is absurd and disgusting. and that really thought that people had lost touch with the true faith. the true cross had the power to divide christianity. and the question remained, could the legend be real? high in the cantabrian mountains of spain. it s home to the largest and most revered piece of helena s discovery. dr. georges kazan is an archaeologist here to investigate the mystery of the true cross. what s at stake here is the