Elevation of the Holy Cross

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Elevation of the Holy Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the cross on which Jesus was crucified, celebrated especially in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic traditions.

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Elevation of the Holy Cross canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical feast
feast of the Cross
religious holiday
alsoKnownAs Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Elevation of the Cross
surface form: Raising of the Cross

Triumph of the Cross
Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life‑Giving Cross
associatedWithEvent dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena
recovery of the True Cross from the Persians by Emperor Heraclius
category Christian holy days
September observances
celebratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

European Lutheran churches
surface form: Lutheran Churches

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
centralRite elevation of a cross for the faithful to venerate
procession with the Cross
solemn veneration of the Cross
commemorates Crucifixion of Jesus
surface form: the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Christian cross
surface form: the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified

the discovery of the True Cross
the exaltation of the Holy Cross
devotionalPractices processions and blessings with the Cross
special hymns and troparia in Byzantine rite
veneration of relics of the True Cross where available
fastingPractice abstinence from meat in some Eastern Catholic traditions
strict fast in Eastern Orthodox tradition
liturgicalColor red (Roman Catholic Church)
red (many Western liturgical traditions)
liturgicalDate 14 September (Gregorian calendar, Roman Catholic Church)
14 September (Revised Julian calendar, many Eastern Orthodox Churches)
27 September (civil date for churches using the Julian calendar)
observedBy Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicans

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholics

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Christians

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutherans

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christians
rankInPre1970RomanRite greater double of the second class
rankInRomanRite feast
scripturalReadingsInclude 1 Corinthians 1:18–24 in many Western lectionaries
Gospel of John 3:13–17 in many Western lectionaries
theologicalTheme redemptive suffering of Christ
veneration of the Cross
victory of Christ over death

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Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross alsoKnownAs Elevation of the Holy Cross
Triumph of the Cross hasAlternativeName Elevation of the Holy Cross