the True Cross

E346005

Christian relic object of veneration relic of Jesus

The True Cross is the Christian relic believed to be the actual wooden cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Τίμιος Σταυρός	2
Byzantine recovery of the True Cross	1
Christ’s cross	1
Discovery of the Holy Lance	1
Finding of the True Cross	1
Helena’s discovery of the True Cross	1
Inventio Crucis	1
The Cross	1
relics of the Holy Cross	1
relics of the True Cross	1
the Cross of Christ	1
the True Cross canonical	1
Τίμιος και Ζωοποιός Σταυρός	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian relic ⓘ object of veneration ⓘ relic of Jesus ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
associatedWithFigure	Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Emperor Constantine the Great Saint Helena of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Helena of Constantinople Jesus Christ ⓘ
associatedWithObject	relic of the Holy Nails ⓘ relic of the Titulus Crucis ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ Golgotha ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ
category	Christian relics of the Passion ⓘ objects associated with the Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
contestedAspect	authenticity of surviving fragments ⓘ
discoveryDate	circa 326 ⓘ
discoveryPlace	site of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem ⓘ
discoveryTradition	said to have been discovered by Helena in the 4th century ⓘ
distributedTo	various churches in the Roman Empire ⓘ
feastDate	14 September ⓘ 3 May ⓘ
hasFeast	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
hasLegend	legend of its concealment and rediscovery ⓘ legend of its origin from the Tree of Life ⓘ
hasRelicType	fragmentary relics ⓘ primary relic ⓘ
iconography	often depicted in Christian art as the cross of the Crucifixion ⓘ
influence	inspired construction of large monumental crosses and crucifixes ⓘ
keptAt	Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ surface form: Byzantine imperial palace in Constantinople Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ surface form: Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem various European cathedrals ⓘ
liturgicalUse	processions on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ veneration of the Cross on Good Friday ⓘ
material	wood ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
significance	believed to be the wooden cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified ⓘ
subjectOf	medieval legends ⓘ pilgrimage practices ⓘ scholarly debates about authenticity ⓘ
symbolism	symbol of Christ’s sacrifice ⓘ symbol of redemption ⓘ symbol of victory over death ⓘ
theologicalStatus	not required belief in Catholic doctrine ⓘ
veneratedBy	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church some Anglican churches ⓘ some Lutheran churches ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz → namedAfter → the True Cross ⓘ

Siege of Antioch → notableEvent → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Discovery of the Holy Lance

the Rood → relationshipToChrist → the True Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: The Rood

this entity surface form: Christ’s cross

Stavrovouni Monastery → hasRelic → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: relics of the Holy Cross

Kreuzerhöhung → relatedTo → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inventio Crucis

True Cross → hasNameInGreek → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Τίμιος Σταυρός

True Cross → hasNameInGreek → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Τίμιος και Ζωοποιός Σταυρός

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

subject surface form: Meskel

this entity surface form: Finding of the True Cross

Stat Crux Dum Volvitur Orbis → refersTo → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Cross of Christ

Battle of Nineveh (627) → relatedEvent → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine recovery of the True Cross

Imperial Treasury → houses → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: relics of the True Cross

God's Son → hasPart → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Cross

Holy Nails → traditionalDiscovery → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Helena’s discovery of the True Cross

Timios Stavros chapel → hasNameInGreek → the True Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Τίμιος Σταυρός