Between (the Tomb of the Lord and the place of Crucifixion) there is the garden of Joseph, and to the north of the garden is the guardroom where Christ was imprisoned and Barabbas. And between the guardroom and the Crucifixion is the door of Saint Constantine, in which the three Crosses were found. And above the door is the sanctuary in which is kept the cup from which Christ drank the vinegar and gall. It is like a chalice of emerald plainly set. And in the same place is kept the basin in which Christ washed the feet of his disciples. It is made of marble. There are kept the Lance and the Sponge and the Reed: and the clean linen cloth like the linen cloth which the Apostle Peter saw in the sky: which contained every known animal. the ones to be eaten on one side, and on the other side the ones not to be eaten – everything clean and unclean – which they say was displayed by the archangel Gabriel. Near it is the Patriarchium. Below the Patriarchium is a church without a throne, which was to have been given a throne by the synod at the time of the Saracen invasion. And on the left side of Saint Constantine is the icon of the very holy Theotokos, who forbade Saint Mary to enter the church on the day of the Exaltation. There also she made her promise. And on the left side is the house of Joseph. And below the house there is a structure with four columns in which Saint Helena met the funeral procession of the maiden. The maiden was placed against the three crosses, and spoke when it was the Cross of the Lord.
(transl. Wilkinson)
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