Exaltation of the Holy Cross with Finding of the True Cross

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, or Elevation of the Holy Cross, is one of the twelve great feast of the Orthodox church and commemorates two events; the finding of the Holy Cross by Sts. Constantine and Helen and the recovery of the Cross from the Persians.

At the bottom of the icon are depicted the finding of the True Cross and also a healing by the True Cross.