That type of Cross became even more important for Christians, when God Himself showed it them in the sky. On October 28, 312, Saint King Constantine was going up against Roman emperor Maxentius.

The hoard, dating back roughly 1,000 years, was found on the shores of the Schlei, an inlet in the Baltic Sea.

Rare 1,200-year-old Christian cross found in field by metal detectors By . Andrea Margolis, Fox ... it really helps us build a picture of the types of people who would have lived here during this ...