Holy Cross or Saint Cross may refer to: * the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus * Christian cross, a frequently used religious symbol of Christianity * True Cross, supposed remnants of the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified * Feast of the Cross, a commemoration most often celebrated on September 14 Holy Cross may also refer to:

Educational institutions

College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is a private, Jesuit liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston. Founded in 1843, Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest ...

, Worcester, Massachusetts * Holy Cross Crusaders, the athletic teams of Holy Cross at Worcester *

Holy Cross School (disambiguation) Holy Cross School may refer to: Places Canada * Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School (St. Catharines), Ontario * Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, Kingston, Ontario * Holy Cross High School (Saskatoon), Saskatchewan * Holy Cross Regional High ...

* Holy Cross College (disambiguation) * Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, in Brookline, Massachusetts * Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy

Churches

Holy Cross Church (disambiguation) Holy Cross Church, or variants thereof, may refer to: Canada * Church of the Holy Cross (Skatin). a first nations church in Skookumchuck Hot Springs, British Columbia * Holy Cross Church, Wikwemikong, Ontario China * Holy Cross Church, Wanzhou * ...

Communities

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 *

Order of the Holy Cross The Order of the Holy Cross is an international Anglican monastic order that follows the Rule of St. Benedict. History The order was founded in 1884 by the Rev. James Huntington, an Episcopal priest, in New York City. The order moved to Mar ...

(OHC), an Anglican Benedictine community based in New York state in the United States * Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem, a knightly order conferred by the Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Catholic religious orders

* Congregation of Holy Cross, priests and brothers *

Heiligenkreuz Abbey Heiligenkreuz Abbey (german: Stift Heiligenkreuz; en, Abbey of the Holy Cross) is a Cistercian monastery in the village of Heiligenkreuz in the southern part of the Vienna woods, c. 13 km north-west of Baden in Lower Austria. It is the olde ...

, or Holy Cross monastery in Austria * Holy Cross Abbey, Virginia *

Holy Cross Abbey Holy Cross Abbey ''(Mainistir na Croise Naofa)'' was a Cistercian monastery in Holycross near Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir. It takes its name from a relic of the True Cross or Holy Rood. History A supposed ...

, in Tipperary, Ireland * Marianites of Holy Cross, of Le Mans, France, and New Orleans, Louisiana * Priestly Society of the Holy Cross, association of Opus Dei priests * Sisters of Holy Cross of Montreal, Canada and Manchester, New Hampshire * Sisters of the Holy Cross, of Notre Dame, Indiana

Anglican religious orders

* Community of the Holy Cross, a Benedictine community of nuns in England * Society of the Holy Cross, priests in the Anglican Communion * Society of the Holy Cross (Korea) (SHC), an order of women in the Anglican Church of Korea *

(OHC), an Anglican Benedictine community in New York * Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (SCHC), lay and ordained members of the Anglican Communion

Eastern Orthodox associations

* Monastery of the Cross, in Jerusalem

Places

Canada

* Holy Cross Mountain, Alberta

Ireland

* Holycross, County Tipperary, Ireland * Holy Cross Church, Ardoyne, Belfast

Poland

* Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), in central Poland * Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy Cross Voivodeship), a province of central Poland

United Kingdom

* Holy Cross, Worcestershire, England

United States

Holy Cross, Alaska Holy Cross ( in Deg Xinag, esu, Ingirraller, russian: Холи-Кросс) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 178, down from 227 in 2000. Geography Holy Cross is located at (62 ...

Holy Cross, Iowa Holy Cross is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 356 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 399 in 2000. Geography Holy Cross is located at (42.6 ...

Holy Cross, Kentucky Holy Cross is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. The town developed at the site of the first Roman Catholic church in Kentucky. See also *Kentucky Route 527 Kentucky Route 527 ...

* Holy Cross, New Orleans, Louisiana *

Holy Cross, Wisconsin Holy Cross is an unincorporated community located in the town of Belgium in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Holy Cross is located just east of Fredonia and southwest of Belgium. Holy Cross, like nearby Dacada, was settled by immigra ...

* Holy Cross Township, Clay County, Minnesota * Holy Cross Cemetery (disambiguation), numerous cemeteries *

Mount of the Holy Cross Mount of the Holy Cross is a high and prominent mountain summit in the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The fourteener is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness of White River National Forest, west-southwest ...

, a mountain in Colorado * Holy Cross Parish, New Britain, Connecticut

Other

Holy Cross dispute The Holy Cross dispute occurred in 2001 and 2002 in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, Northern Ireland. During the 30-year conflict known as the Troubles, Ardoyne had become segregated – Ulster Protestants and Irish Catholics lived in separat ...

, surrounding Holy Cross Primary School in Ardoyne, Belfast in 2001 and 2002 *

Holy Cross (film) ''Holy Cross'' is a Northern Irish drama television film, directed by Mark Brozel and written by Terry Cafolla, and starring Zara Turner and Bronagh Gallagher. It premiered on RTÉ One on 8 November 2003, before receiving its broadcast on BBC One ...

, a 2003 BBC television film based on the events of the Holy Cross dispute.