Holy Cross

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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 14 September

Holy Cross may also refer to:

Contents 1 Educational Institutions 2 Communities by the name of Order of the Holy Cross 3 Roman Catholic associations 4 Anglican associations 5 Eastern Orthodox associations 6 Protestant associations 7 Geography 8 Other 9 See also

[edit] Educational Institutions

• A number of Holy Cross Schools
• A number of Holy Cross Colleges

[edit] Communities by the name of Order of the Holy Cross

• A number of communities by the name of Order of the Holy Cross

[edit] Roman Catholic associations

• The Congregation of Holy Cross, Roman Catholic religious community of priests and brothers--Educators and Missionaries
• The Holy Cross Sisters of Le Mans, France and New Orleans, Louisiana
• The Holy Cross Sisters of Notre Dame, Indiana
• The Holy Cross Sisters of Montreal, Canada and Manchester, New Hampshire
• The Priestly Society of the Holy Cross which is an Roman Catholic association of Opus Dei priests
• The Holy Cross monastery in Austria
• Holy Cross Abbey is a Trappist monastery in Berryville, Virginia

[edit] 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 (see nun) within the Anglican Church of Korea

[edit] Eastern Orthodox associations

• The Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem
• Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts

[edit] Protestant associations

[edit] Geography

• Holy Cross, Iowa
• Holy Cross, Alaska
• Holy Cross Township, Minnesota
• The Holy Cross Mountains in Central Poland
• Holy Cross Cemetery
• Holycross, County Limerick, Ireland.

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

• Holyrood
• Santa Cruz