ðɪ ˈɪŋkəz bɪɡˈæn tə vˈɛnɚɹˌeɪt ðə hˈoʊli kɹˈɔs, ˈæftɚ ðeɪ hˈɜːd hˌaʊ pˈɛdɹoʊ də kˈændiə hæd mɪɹˈækjʊləsli dᵻfˈaɪd ɐ lˈaɪən ænd ɐ tˈaɪɡɚ hˈoʊldɪŋ ɐ kɹˈɔs.
The Incas began to venerate the holy cross, after they heard how Pedro de Candia had miraculously defied a lion and a tiger holding a cross.