Quest For The True Cross, TheS1 Ep13 - The Quest For The True Cross

Fifteen years ago Michael Hesemann, a German historian, set out to establish the authenticity of one of the most important Christian relics ever found. Called the Titulus Crucis, this small piece of wood, it’s claimed, hung on the cross of Christ announcing his name and crime. It’s displayed in a church in Rome. But is it real or a mediaeval fake? This documentary follows Hesemann’s quest as he travels across Europe and the Middle East, and back through time, in an attempt to trace the journey of a two thousand year old piece of wood from the site of the crucifixion in Jerusalem to the church of Santa Croce in modern Rome. (From the UK) (Documentary) PG(A) CC

Quest For The True Cross, The was broadcast on SBS ONE at Friday 29 July 2016, 18:15. This episode was initially placed on Sunday 21 December 2014.