Holy Cross

Holy Cross

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 (disambiguation)

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
* The Academy of the Holy Cross of Kensington, Maryland

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
* [http://www.holycrossbahamas.org 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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