The Second Finding of the Cross (text) Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal The International Balzan Prize Foundation The National Endowment for the Humanities Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent David A. Michelson Ugo Zanetti Claude Detienne Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent Data architecture and encoding by David A. Michelson Editing, Syriac data conversion, data entry, and reconciling by Adam P. Kane Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal http://syriaca.org/work/974/tei

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CHANGED: Implemented revisions for the second edition, 2026. CHANGED: Implemented July 2020 batch changes, see https://github.com/srophe/srophe-app-data/issues/878. Replaced author element with ref to Syriaca person and headword names. Added xml:id attributes to note/bibl elements and updated note/bib/corresp attributes to match new xml:ids. Added xml:id attributes to manuscript notes for all MSS notes without xml:ids. Added relation element with related persons URIs Added xml:id attributes to manuscript notes and corresp attributes to the corresponding editions notes for all BHSE records. CREATED: work Croix (seconde invention de la) (texte) The Second Finding of the Cross (text) http://syriaca.org/work/974 782 216 Incipit ܒܫܢܬܐ ܫܒܝܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ̣. ܒܐܝܪܚ ܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝܐ̣. ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܓܒ ܢܗܪܐ ܚܕ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܘܢܒܝܣ. ܕܢܥܒܪܘܢ ܘܢܚܪܒܘܢ ܟܠܗ ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ. En la septième année du règne de Constantin, au mois de janvier, les forces des Barbares s’étaient rassemblées au bord d’un fleuve appelé Danube pour le traverser et dévaster tout le territoire de l’Empire romain. Explicit ܗܝܕܝܢ ܗܠܢܝ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܒܐܘܪܝܫܠܡ ܐܡܠܟܬ. ܘܦܩܕܬ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܒܐܪ̈ܒܬܥܣܪ ܒܐܝܠܘܠ. Alors l’impératrice croyante Hélène régna à Jérusalem et elle ordonna qu’il y ait le 14 Éloul une commémoraison de la croix. The Cross Editions This is not a comprehensive list of editions related to this work. Further citations may be available through The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Studies. De sancta Cruce. Ein Beitrag zur christlichen Legendengeschichte Nestle, E. Berlin, 1889, p. 11-20 Manuscripts This is not a comprehensive list of manuscripts related to this work. p. 17-31 (nunc au Vatican) Modern Translations This is not a comprehensive list of modern translations related to this work. Further citations may be available through The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Studies. E. Nestle 43-50 Invention of the Cross, whereon Our Saviour was crucified..., Dublin, 1686 D. Loftus Secondary Literature This is not a comprehensive list of secondary literature related to this work. Further citations may be available through The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Studies. Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 782 Die Kreuzauffindungslegende nach einer Handschrift vom Sinai Byzantinische Zeitschrift 317-345 Der Einfluss der syrischen Literatur auf das Abendland Theologische Zeitschrift aus der Schweiz 43-66 Die Kreuzauffindungslegende. Untersuchungen über ihre altchristlichen Fassungen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der syrischen Texte 1-81