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Iraqi Christians celebrate annual feast
6 Photos
Iraqi Christians celebrate annual feast
Iraqi Christians celebrate annual feast
Iraqi Christians celebrate annual feast
Iraqi Christians celebrate annual feast
Iraqi Christians celebrate annual feast
Iraqi Christians celebrate annual feast
The annual Christian feast marks the recovery of the Cross on which Jesus Christ is believed to have been crucified by the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius in 627 AD after defeating the Sassanid Persians.
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