Holy Cross or Saint Cross may refer to:

• Christian cross, a frequently used religious symbol of Christianity
• Feast of the Cross, a commemoration most often celebrated on September 14

Holy Cross may also refer to:

Educational institutions

• A number of Holy Cross Schools
• A number of Holy Cross Colleges

Churches

• Holy Cross Church

Communities by the name of Order of the Holy Cross

• A number of communities by the name of Order of the Holy Cross

Roman Catholic associations

• The Congregation of Holy Cross, Roman Catholic religious community of priests and brothers--Educators and Missionaries
• The Marianites of Holy Cross of Le Mans, France and New Orleans, Louisiana
• The Sisters of the Holy Cross of Notre Dame, Indiana
• The Sisters of Holy Cross of Montreal, Canada and Manchester, New Hampshire
• The Priestly Society of the Holy Cross which is a Roman Catholic association of Opus Dei priests
• The Holy Cross monastery in Austria
• Holy Cross Abbey in Tipperary, Ireland
• Holy Cross Abbey, Virginia

Anglican associations

• The Society of the Holy Cross is an Anglo-Catholic society for priests in the Anglican tradition
• The Society of the Holy Cross (SHC), an order of women religious within the Anglican Church of Korea
• Holy Cross Anglican Church New Providence, The Bahamas

Eastern Orthodox associations

• The Eastern Orthodox Church Monastery of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem
• Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts

Geography

• Holy Cross, Alaska
• Holy Cross, Iowa
• Holy Cross Township, Minnesota
• Holy Cross Cemetery, numerous cemeteries
• Holycross, Ireland, County Limerick
• Mount of the Holy Cross, a mountain in Colorado
• The Holy Cross (Świętokrzyskie) Mountains in central Poland
• Holy Cross (Świętokrzyskie) Voivodeship, a province of central Poland

Other

• The Holy Cross dispute surrounding Holy Cross Primary School in Ardoyne, Belfast in 2001 and 2002
• Holy Cross is a school in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
• Holy Cross is a Roman-Catholic parish in Maspeth, New York

See also

• Holyrood
• Santa Cruz
• St Cross
• Hospet Church

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Holy Cross". Image Credit.

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