Holy Cross or Saint Cross may refer to: * the instrument of the

crucifixion of Jesus The crucifixion of Jesus was the death of Jesus by being crucifixion, nailed to a cross.The instrument of Jesus' crucifixion, instrument of crucifixion is taken to be an upright wooden beam to which was added a transverse wooden beam, thus f ...

Christian cross The Christian cross, seen as representing the crucifixion of Jesus, is a religious symbol, symbol of Christianity. It is related to the crucifix, a cross that includes a ''corpus'' (a representation of Jesus' body, usually three-dimensional) a ...

, a frequently used religious symbol of Christianity *

True Cross According to Christian tradition, the True Cross is the real instrument of Jesus' crucifixion, cross on which Jesus of Nazareth was Crucifixion of Jesus, crucified. It is related by numerous historical accounts and Christian mythology, legends ...

, supposed remnants of the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified *

Feast of the Cross The Feast of the Holy Cross, or Feast of the Cross, commemorates True Cross, the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus. In the Christianity, Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different celebrations which honor and celebrate the ...

, a commemoration most often celebrated on September 14 Holy Cross may also refer to:

Educational institutions

College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is a private Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by educators Benedict Joseph Fenwick and Thomas F. Mulledy in 1843 under the auspices of the Society of Jesus. ...

, Worcester, Massachusetts *

Holy Cross Crusaders The Holy Cross Crusaders are the athletic teams representing the College of the Holy Cross. They compete in NCAA Division I, primarily as members of the Patriot League. In ice hockey, a sport not sponsored by the Patriot League for either sex, th ...

, the athletic teams of Holy Cross at Worcester *

Holy Cross School (disambiguation) Holy Cross School may refer to: Places Canada * Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School (St. Catharines), Ontario * Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, Kingston, Ontario * Holy Cross High School (Saskatoon), Saskatchewan * Holy Cross Regional High ...

* Holy Cross College (disambiguation) *

Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) is a private Orthodox Christian liberal arts college and seminary in Brookline, Massachusetts. Its mission is to educate individuals for life and service in the Orthodox Ch ...

, in Brookline, Massachusetts *

Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (, ) is a Roman Catholic university under the Curial Congregation for Catholic Education, now entrusted to the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, or more commonly called Opus Dei. It was started i ...

, Rome, Italy

Churches

Holy Cross Church (disambiguation) Holy Cross Church, or variants thereof, may refer to: Australia * Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Geraldton, Western Australia. The Cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of North West Australia. Canada * Church of the Holy Cross (Skatin). ...

Communities

Order of the Holy Cross refers to several institutions by that name: * Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra (ORC), a Catholic religious order founded in Portugal in 1131 and refounded in 1977 *

Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross The Crosiers, formally known as the Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross (), abbreviated OSC, is a Catholic religious order of canons regular of Pontifical Right for men.

(OSC), alias the Crosiers, a Catholic religious order founded in 1211 at Clairlieu near Huy, Belgium *

Order of the Holy Cross The 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 Huntington, an Episcopal priest, in New York City. The order moved to Ma ...

(OHC), an Anglican Benedictine community based in New York state in the United States *

Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem The Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem is a Catholic honorific laity, lay order (honour), order and ecclesiastical decoration established in 1979 by Patriarch Maximos V Hakim of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, with its seat in the ...

, a knightly order conferred by the Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Catholic religious orders

Congregation of Holy Cross The Congregation of Holy Cross (), abbreviated CSC, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in 1837 by Basil Moreau, in Le Mans, France. Moreau also founded the Marianites of Holy Cross for women, n ...

, priests and brothers *

Heiligenkreuz Abbey Heiligenkreuz Abbey () is a Cistercian monastery in the village of Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria, Heiligenkreuz in the southern part of the Vienna Woods, Vienna woods, c. 13 km north-west of Baden bei Wien, Baden in Lower Austria. It is the ol ...

, or Holy Cross monastery in Austria *

Holy Cross Abbey, Virginia Holy Cross Abbey is a monastery of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO), popularly known as the Trappists. The monastery is located near Berryville in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, United States. History The order of m ...

Holy Cross Abbey Holy Cross Abbey ''(Mainistir na Croise Naofa)'' was a 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. History A supposed f ...

, in Tipperary, Ireland * Marianites of Holy Cross, of Le Mans, France, and New Orleans, Louisiana *

Priestly Society of the Holy Cross Priestly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Craig Priestly, a rugby footballer * Miranda Priestly, a character in ''The Devil Wears Prada'' * Paul Priestly, a character in ''EastEnders'' See also * Priestley (disambiguation) ...

, association of Opus Dei priests *

Sisters of Holy Cross The Sisters of Holy Cross, (''Soeurs de Sainte-Croix'') headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada is an international Catholic congregation of religious sisters which traces its origins to the foundation of the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1837 ...

of Montreal, Canada and Manchester, New Hampshire *

Sisters of the Holy Cross The Sisters of the Holy Cross are one of three Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Religious congregation, congregations of nuns, religious sisters which trace their origins to the foundation of the Congregation of Holy Cross by Basil Moreau in Le Ma ...

, of Notre Dame, Indiana

Anglican religious orders

* Community of the Holy Cross, a Benedictine community of nuns in England *

Society of the Holy Cross The Society of the Holy Cross (SSC; ) is an international Anglo-Catholicism, Anglo-Catholic society of male priests with members in the Anglican Communion and the Continuing Anglican movement, who live under a common rule of life that informs t ...

, priests in the Anglican Communion *

Society of the Holy Cross (Korea) The Society of the Holy Cross (SHC) is an order of women religious (or nuns) in the Anglican Church of Korea. It is not to be confused with the Society of the Holy Cross, SSC (Societas Sanctae Crucis), which is an international order of Anglo-Cath ...

(SHC), an order of women in the Anglican Church of Korea *

(OHC), an Anglican Benedictine community in New York *

Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross The Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (SCHC) is an organization for Episcopal/Anglican women founded by Emily Malbone Morgan in 1884. SCHC has chapters across the United States and India. There also is a virtual chapter for members who do ...

(SCHC), lay and ordained members of the Anglican Communion

Eastern Orthodox associations

Monastery of the Cross The Monastery of the Cross (; ; ; ka, ჯვრის მონასტერი, ''jvris monast'eri'') is an Eastern Orthodox monastery near the Nayot neighborhood of Jerusalem. It is located in the Valley of the Cross, below the Israel Mu ...

, in Jerusalem

Places

Canada

* Holy Cross Mountain, Alberta

Ireland

Holycross Holycross () is a village and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is one of 21 civil parishes in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Eliogarty. The civil parish straddles the baronies of Eli ...

, County Tipperary, Ireland *

Holy Cross Church, Ardoyne Holy Cross Church is a sandstone Catholic church in the Lombardic Romanesque style located at the intersection of the Crumlin Road and Woodvale Road in Ardoyne, Belfast. The current church replaced an earlier house of worship that had stood on the ...

Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...

Poland

Świętokrzyskie Mountains The Świętokrzyskie Mountains (, ), often anglicized to Holy Cross Mountains, are a mountain range in central Poland, near the city of Kielce. The mountain range comprises several lesser ranges, the highest of which is Łysogóry (literally ...

(Holy Cross Mountains), in central Poland *

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ( ), also known as Holy Cross Voivodeship, is a voivodeship (province) in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of Lesser Poland. The province's capital and largest city is Kielce. The voivodeship takes its ...

(Holy Cross Voivodeship), a province of central Poland

United Kingdom

Holy Cross, Worcestershire Holy Cross is one of five hamlets in village of Clent in the county of Worcestershire, England. The hamlet consists of housing apart from the ''Bell and Cross'' public house, Clent Parish Hall and Clent Primary School. History A converted barn ...

, England

United States

Holy Cross, Alaska Holy Cross (; ) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 178, down from 227 in 2000. Geography Holy Cross is located at (62.198048, -159.773418). According to the United States Cen ...

Holy Cross, Iowa Holy Cross is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 356 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 374 in 2010. Geography According to the United States ...

* Holy Cross, Kentucky * Holy Cross, New Orleans, Louisiana * Holy Cross, Wisconsin * Holy Cross Township, Clay County, Minnesota * Holy Cross Cemetery (disambiguation), numerous cemeteries * Mount of the Holy Cross, a mountain in Colorado * Holy Cross Parish, New Britain, Connecticut

Other

Holy Cross dispute The Holy Cross dispute occurred in 2001 and 2002 in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, Northern Ireland. During the 30-year conflict known as the Troubles, Ardoyne had become segregated – Ulster Protestants and Irish Catholics lived in separat ...

, surrounding Holy Cross Primary School in Ardoyne, Belfast in 2001 and 2002 * Holy Cross (film), a 2003

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

television film based on the events of the Holy Cross dispute.