True Cross

E228207

Christian relic object of veneration religious relic

The True Cross is the name given in Christian tradition to the actual wooden cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified, venerated as a sacred relic.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
True Cross canonical	6

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian relic ⓘ object of veneration ⓘ religious relic ⓘ
associatedEvent	discovery of the True Cross ⓘ
associatedLegendWith	Constantine I ⓘ surface form: Constantine the Great Saint Helena of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Helena of Constantinople
associatedWith	Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ
category	Christian symbols ⓘ Objects of Christian pilgrimage ⓘ Relics associated with Jesus ⓘ
centralTo	devotion to the Passion of Christ ⓘ
connectedToSite	Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Golgotha ⓘ
describedAs	wooden cross on which Jesus was crucified ⓘ
feastAssociated	Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross
hasLiturgicalDevotion	adoration of the Holy Cross ⓘ veneration of the Cross on Good Friday ⓘ
hasMaterial	wood ⓘ
hasNameInGreek	the True Cross ⓘ surface form: Τίμιος Σταυρός the True Cross ⓘ surface form: Τίμιος και Ζωοποιός Σταυρός
hasNameInLatin	Vera Crux ⓘ Ave Crux, Spes Unica ⓘ surface form: Vera Crux Domini
hasRelicsClaimedBy	Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ Santa Croce in Gerusalemme ⓘ various European cathedrals ⓘ
hasType	cross ⓘ
influenced	Christian architecture ⓘ Christian art ⓘ Christian hymnography ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
linkedToTraditionOf	relics of the Passion ⓘ
placeOfTraditionalDiscovery	Jerusalem ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
subjectOf	Christian legends ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ scholarly debate on authenticity ⓘ
symbolizes	Christian faith ⓘ redemption ⓘ sacrifice of Jesus ⓘ victory over death ⓘ
timeOfTraditionalDiscovery	4th century ⓘ
veneratedAs	instrument of salvation ⓘ sacred object ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches some Lutheran churches ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → associatedWith → True Cross ⓘ

Saint Helena of Constantinople → notableRelic → True Cross ⓘ

nail from the True Cross → associatedWith → True Cross ⓘ

Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) → associatedWith → True Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: Meskel

Helena Augusta → associatedWith → True Cross ⓘ

Saint Helen → associatedWith → True Cross ⓘ