Round 14: Tossup 20

According to legend, this person and two judges converted to Christianity after being astounded by a disputation where the Pope resurrected a bull after rabbis whispered “Jehovah” into its ear to kill it. Julia Hillner likened this person to a “mouthless” portrait due to a paucity of contemporary sources. The Bithynian city of Drepana may have been renamed to honor this person’s birthplace. This person placed relics in a bridle and a diadem in order to fill a ruler with the spirit of God, according to a tradition first attested by Saint Ambrose in Theodosius I’s funeral oration. This person established a church on the Mount of Olives during her pilgrimage (10[6])to (10[2])Palestine (10[2])and supposedly brought (-5[1])back (10[1])nail relics (10[1])to Rome (10[1])on behalf of her son. (10[4])For 10 points, the True Cross (10[1])was legendarily (10[1])discovered by what saint, the mother of Constantine the Great? ■END■ (10[4]0[2])

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