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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/04/04 15:01 UTC 版)
Roodmas (from Old English 'rood' rod, cross, and 'mas', mass), held on May 3, was the celebration of the Feast of the Cross observed in some Christian churches and rites, particularly the historical Gallican Rite of the Catholic Church. It commemorates the finding by Saint Helena of the True Cross in Jerusalem in 355. The feast originally commemorated the dedication of the Basilica of the Resurrection and was linked with the finding of the cross shortly after.