1 1 8 5 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁construction , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁V å gen , ▁probably ▁mark ing ▁the ▁southern ▁border ▁of ▁settlement ▁in ▁Ber gen . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁True ▁Cross ▁( and ▁not ▁to ▁its ▁cru c iform ▁plan ), ▁and ▁is ▁rendered ▁in ▁English ▁as ▁" H oly ▁Cross ▁Church " ▁or ▁" Ch urch ▁of ▁the ▁Cross ". ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁it ▁was , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁hand ful ▁Norwegian ▁churches , ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁a ▁re lic ▁from ▁the ▁True ▁Cross . ▁This ▁re lic ▁was ▁later ▁st olen ▁by ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁king , ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁re lic s ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁country , ▁during ▁the ▁Re formation . ▁ ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁Church ▁was ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁fires ▁of ▁ 1 1 9 8 , ▁ 1 2 4 8 , ▁ 1 4 1 3 , ▁ 1 5 8 2 , ▁ 1 6 2 3 , ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 7 0 2 ; ▁the ▁church ▁originally ▁had ▁two ▁to wers , ▁but ▁one ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 2 ▁fire ▁and ▁never ▁re built . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁with ▁straight ▁rect angular ▁plan . ▁The ▁church ▁got ▁its ▁cru c iform ▁plan ▁when ▁tr anse pts ▁were ▁added ▁around ▁ 1 6 1 5 - 1 6 2 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁a ▁parish ▁church ▁for