Holy Cross
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Holy Cross or Saint Cross may refer to:
Holy Cross may also refer to:
Ireland
Poland
- Christian crossChristian crossThe Christian cross, seen as a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, is the best-known religious symbol of Christianity...
, a frequently used religious symbol of Christianity - True CrossTrue CrossThe True Cross is the name for physical remnants which, by a Christian tradition, are believed to be from the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.According to post-Nicene historians, Socrates Scholasticus and others, the Empress Helena The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which, by a...
, supposed remnants of the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified - Feast of the CrossFeast of the CrossIn the Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different Feasts of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus....
, a commemoration most often celebrated on September 14
Holy Cross may also refer to:
Educational institutions
- College of the Holy CrossCollege of the Holy CrossThe College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA...
, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States- Holy Cross CrusadersHoly Cross CrusadersThe Holy Cross Crusaders are the athletic teams representing the College of the Holy Cross. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Patriot League. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Atlantic Hockey Association and women's golf in the Big South Conference...
, the athletic teams representing the College
- Holy Cross Crusaders
- Holy Cross School (disambiguation)
- Holy Cross College (disambiguation)
- Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Communities by the name of Order of the Holy Cross
Order of the Holy Cross refers to several institutions by that name:- Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy CrossCanons Regular of the Order of the Holy CrossThe Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross, commonly called Crosiers, are a Roman Catholic religious order.-History:According to their own tradition, the Crosiers were founded by five men attached to the household of the prince-bishop of Liege, Radulf von Zähringen, who accompanied the...
(OSC), alias the Crosiers, a Catholic religious order founded in 1211 at Clairlieu near Huy, Belgium - Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra (ORC), a Catholic religious order founded in Portugal in 1131 and refounded in 1977
- Order of the Holy CrossOrder of the Holy CrossThe Order of the Holy Cross is an international Anglican monastic Order that follows the Rule of St. Benedict.-History:The Order was founded in 1884 by the Rev. James Otis Sargent Huntington, an Episcopal priest, in New York City. The Order moved to Maryland briefly before settling in West Park,...
(OHC), an Anglican Benedictine community based in New York state in the United States - Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem, a knightly order conferred by the Melkite Greek Catholic ChurchMelkite Greek Catholic ChurchThe Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Melkites, Byzantine Rite Catholics of mixed Eastern Mediterranean and Greek origin, trace their history to the early Christians of Antioch, Syria, of...
- Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem of Belgium
- Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem (Province of the United States)
Catholic religious orders
- The Congregation of Holy CrossCongregation of Holy CrossThe Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce is a Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC, in Le Mans, France....
, Roman Catholic religious community of priests and brothers—Educators and Missionaries - The Marianites of Holy CrossMarianites of Holy CrossThe Marianites of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic congregation of nuns, founded in Le Mans, France, in 1841, by the Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC...
of Le Mans, France and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - The Sisters of the Holy CrossSisters of the Holy CrossThe Sisters of the Holy Cross headquartered on the same grounds as Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, is one of three Catholic congregations of religious sisters which trace their origins to the foundation of the Congregation of Holy Cross by the Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau,...
of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States - The Sisters of Holy CrossSisters of Holy CrossThe Sisters of Holy Cross, headquartered in Montreal, Canada is Catholic congregation of religious sisters which traces its origins to the foundation of the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1837 in Le Mans, France by the Blessed Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC. Two other congregations of...
of Montreal, Canada and Manchester, New Hampshire, United States - The Priestly Society of the Holy Cross which is a Roman Catholic association of Opus Dei priests
- The Heiligenkreuz AbbeyHeiligenkreuz AbbeyHeiligenkreuz Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in the village of Heiligenkreuz in the southern part of the Vienna woods, c. 13 km north-west of Baden in Lower Austria...
or Holy Cross monastery in Austria - Holy Cross AbbeyHoly Cross AbbeyThe Holy Cross Abbey in Tipperary is a restored Cistercian monastery in Holycross near Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir. It takes its name from a relic of the True Cross or Holy rood....
in Tipperary, Ireland - Holy Cross Abbey, VirginiaHoly Cross Abbey, VirginiaHoly Cross Abbey is a monastery of the Catholic Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , popularly known as the Trappists. The monastery is located near Berryville in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, United States...
, United States
Anglican associations
- The Society of the Holy CrossSociety of the Holy CrossThe Society of the Holy Cross is an international Anglo-Catholic society of priests with members in the Anglican Communion, the Continuing Anglican Movement and the Roman Catholic Church's Anglican Use...
is an Anglo-Catholic society for priests in the Anglican tradition - The Society of the Holy Cross (Korea)Society of the Holy Cross (Korea)The Society of the Holy Cross is an order of women religious in the Anglican Church of Korea. It is not to be confused with the Society of the Holy Cross, SSC , which is an international order of Anglo-Catholic priests within the Anglican tradition.The Society's name is abbreviated as SHC....
(SHC), an order of women religious within the Anglican Church of Korea - Holy Cross Anglican Church New Providence, The BahamasThe BahamasThe Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
Geography
United States- Holy Cross, AlaskaHoly Cross, AlaskaHoly Cross is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States...
- Holy Cross, IowaHoly Cross, IowaHoly Cross is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the 'Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 339 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Holy Cross is located at ....
- Holy Cross, New OrleansHoly Cross, New OrleansHoly Cross is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lower Ninth Ward District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St. Claude Avenue to the north, St. Bernard Parish to the east, the Mississippi River to the south and the Industrial Canal...
, Louisiana - Holy Cross Township, Clay County, Minnesota
- Holy Cross Cemetery (disambiguation), numerous cemeteries
- Mount of the Holy CrossMount of the Holy CrossMount of the Holy Cross is the northernmost 14,000-foot mountain in the Sawatch Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness near the ghost town of Holy Cross City and in Eagle County. It was named for the distinctive cross-shaped snowfield on the...
, a mountain in Colorado
Ireland
- HolycrossHolycrossHolycross is a village in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is in the barony of Eliogarty. Unusually, the civil parish straddles two counties and the baronies of Eliogarty and of Middle Third . It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.The village developed around the...
, County Limerick, Ireland
Poland
- The Świętokrzyskie MountainsSwietokrzyskie MountainsŚwiętokrzyskie Mountains , are a mountain range in central Poland, in the vicinity of the city of Kielce. The mountain range consists of a number of separate ranges, the highest of which is Łysogóry . The two highest peaks are Łysica at 612 meters and Łysa Góra at 593 meters...
(Holy Cross Mountains) in central Poland - Świętokrzyskie VoivodeshipSwietokrzyskie VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...
(Holy Cross Voivodeship), a province of central Poland
Other
- The Holy Cross disputeHoly Cross disputeThe Holy Cross dispute occurred in 2001 and 2002 in the Ardoyne area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and involved an escalating dispute between on the one hand the pupils and parents of Holy Cross R.C. Primary School and on the other the residents of a loyalist area that lay on the route to the front...
surrounding Holy Cross Primary School in Ardoyne, Belfast in 2001 and 2002
See also
- Holyrood (disambiguation)
- Sainte-Croix (disambiguation)
- Santa Cruz (disambiguation)
- St Cross (disambiguation)
- Hospet ChurchHospet ChurchThe Church of Holy Cross of Hospet in South Canara, is one of the ancient church in the Mangalore Diocese of India. Being situated in Hosabettu, it is also known as Hosabettu Church. This was the only church that escaped the drive for the demolition of churches by Tippu Sultan during early...