Some manuscripts date the invention from Christ's resurrection (see Mombritius 1910). The Old English poem Elene dates from Christ's birth but no Latin source for this has been identified.
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Susan Rosser, Anon (OE): Invention of the Cross, Bodden 1987, 1999-12-23, Fontes Anglo-Saxonici: World Wide Web Register, https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/, accessed 2025-02-07
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