#160 The Glory of Holycross

Irish Fireside by Irish Fireside

Mar 12, 202006:37Society & Culture

Holycross didn't always have that name... until the arrival of a relic of the True Cross arrived it was known as the Church of the Eight Hands -- for rather gruesome reasons. There's a lot more to this church than you mi...

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