Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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Christian feast Christian holy day of obligation holy day liturgical feast moveable feast in some Eastern churches

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a major Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the discovery and veneration of the True Cross and honoring the saving power of Christ’s crucifixion.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Exaltation of the Holy Cross	1
Feast of the Cross	1
Feast of the Glorious Cross	1
Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross	1
Воздвижение Креста Господня	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Christian holy day of obligation ⓘ holy day ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ moveable feast in some Eastern churches ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Elevation of the Holy Cross ⓘ Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Glorious Cross Kreuzerhöhung ⓘ Triumph of the Cross ⓘ surface form: Raising Aloft of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross Triumph of the Cross ⓘ Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ surface form: Воздвижение Креста Господня
associatedWith	Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ True Cross ⓘ
celebratedOn	14 September ⓘ
commemorates	dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ discovery of the True Cross ⓘ recovery of the True Cross from the Persians ⓘ saving power of Christ’s crucifixion ⓘ veneration of the True Cross ⓘ
devotionalPractices	adoration of the relic of the True Cross where available ⓘ processions with a cross ⓘ veneration of the cross ⓘ
fastingRuleInByzantineRite	strict fast ⓘ
firstCelebrated	4th century ⓘ
hasProperPreface	Preface of the Holy Cross ⓘ
hasScriptureReading	Epistle from 1 Corinthians 1:18–24 in many rites ⓘ Gospel of John 3:13–17 in Roman Rite ⓘ
historicallyLinkedTo	Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Emperor Constantine the Great Heraclius ⓘ surface form: Emperor Heraclius Empress Helena ⓘ
liturgicalColor	red ⓘ
liturgicalSeasonContext	Ordinary Time ⓘ surface form: Ordinary Time in Roman Rite after the Nativity of the Theotokos in Byzantine Rite ⓘ
observedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church various Protestant churches ⓘ
originatedIn	Jerusalem ⓘ
rankIn1962RomanCalendar	Greater Double ⓘ
rankInRomanRite	Feast ⓘ
relatedFeast	Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross Good Friday ⓘ
theme	glorification of the Cross ⓘ redemption through Christ’s Passion ⓘ victory of the Cross ⓘ
typeInByzantineRite	Great Feast ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Glorious Cross

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Воздвижение Креста Господня

Great Feast in Eastern Christianity → includes → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Syriac liturgical year → majorFeast → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Cross

Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos → precedes → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → relatedFeast → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross