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Order of the Holy Cross refers to several institutions by that name: Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra (ORC), a Catholic religious order founded in Portugal in 1131 and refounded in 1977 Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross (OSC), alias the Crosiers, a Catholic religious order founded in 1211 at Clairlieu near Huy, Belgium
The College of the Holy Cross was founded by Benedict Joseph Fenwick, second Bishop of Boston, as the first Catholic college in New England. [11] [12] Its establishment followed Fenwick's efforts to create a Catholic college in Boston which had been thwarted by the city's Protestant civic leaders. [13]
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated every year on 14 September, recalls three events: The finding of the True Cross by Saint Helena. [5]The dedication of churches built by Emperor Constantine on the site of the Holy Sepulchre and Mount Calvary.
The primary feast of the Crosiers, the Exaltation of the Cross, reflects a spirituality focused on the triumphal cross of Christ. [7] Crosiers believe the resurrection of Jesus guarantees that in suffering and pain, there is hope and healing. Because of this, Crosiers emphasize the glorious, or triumphant, cross.
The Holy Cross Crusaders are the athletic teams representing the College of the Holy Cross.They compete in NCAA Division I, primarily as members of the Patriot League.In ice hockey, a sport not sponsored by the Patriot League for either sex, the Crusaders are members of two other leagues, with men competing in the Atlantic Hockey Association and women in Hockey East.
The Congregation of Holy Cross (Latin: Congregatio a Sancta Cruce), abbreviated CSC, [1] is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men founded in 1837 by Basil Moreau, in Le Mans, France.
Holy Cross Priory, Toronto, Ontario (closed 2024) The Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery, in Grahamstown was closed in August 2019, although Holy Cross School, a work of the Order of the Holy Cross, is still active on the site outside Grahamstown. Mount Calvary House, located in the hills high above Santa Barbara since 1947, burned to the ground ...
Holy Cross Monastery refers to the Monastery of the Cross, Jerusalem, Israel, where tradition places the tree from which the Cross of Jesus was made. Holy Cross Monastery can also refer to: Europe