... > Religion and Magic > Christian religion > Christ > legends and devotions ~ Christ > legends ~ Christ > legend of the True Cross > the raising of the True Cross, Exaltation of the Holy Cross > Heraclius' entry into Jerusalem: as asked by an angel, the emperor, stripped of his royal robes, carries the True Cross into the city > emperor Heraclius' entry into Jerusalem, riding on an ass or on horseback ~ legend of the True Cross