Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem
Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme Basilica Sanctae Crucis in Hierusalem
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme at night
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41°53′16″N 12°30′59″E / 41.8878°N 12.5164°E / 41.8878; 12.5164
Location	Piazza di S. Croce in Gerusalemme, Rome, Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic Church
Tradition	Latin Church
Religious order	Cistercians (1561-2011)
Website	santacroceroma.it
History
Status	Minor basilica, titular church
Dedication	True Cross
Consecrated	ca. AD 325
Relics held	Fragments of the True Cross The Titulus Crucis A Holy Nail Two Holy Thorns Finger of Thomas the Apostle Ven. Antonietta Meo
Architecture
Architectural type	Church
Style	Baroque
Specifications
Length	70 metres (230 ft)
Width	37 metres (121 ft)
Administration
Diocese	Rome

The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem or Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (Latin: Basilica Sanctae Crucis in Hierusalem) is a Catholic Minor basilica and titular church in rione Esquilino, Rome, Italy. It is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome.

According to Christian tradition, the basilica was consecrated circa 325 to house the relics of the Passion of Jesus Christ brought to Rome from the Holy Land by Empress Helena, mother of Roman Emperor Constantine I. The basilica's floor was supposed to be covered with soil from Jerusalem, thus acquiring the title in Hierusalem; it is not dedicated to the Holy Cross of Jerusalem, but the basilica was considered in a sense to be "in Jerusalem" (much in the way that an embassy today is considered extraterritorial). Between 1561 and 2011 it was the conventual church of an adjacent and now dissolved Abbey of Cistercian monks whose aesthetic simplicity greatly influenced the interior of the basilica. The church is now run directly by the Diocese of Rome. The current Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S. Crucis in Hierusalem is Juan José Omella.