exaltation of the Cross

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• Exaltation of the Cross — We have two feasts in honor of the Cross of Christ, one commemorates its discovery by St. Helene, the mother of Constantine, and the other the exposition of the Cross at Jerusalem in 629 by the Emperor Heraclius, after getting it back from the… …   Dictionary of church terms

• exaltation of the cross — Usage: usually capitalized E and C : a feast observed in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches on September 14 in commemoration of what is held to be the historical recovery of the true cross from the Persians and its return to… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy —     The Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy     (1) Material Objects in Liturgical Use;     (2) Liturgical Forms connected with Them;     (3) Festivals Commemorative of the Holy Cross;… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Feast of the Cross — Russian icon of Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (icon from Yaroslavl by Gury Nikitin, 1680. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). Liturgical year Western Advent …   Wikipedia

• Cross of All Nations — صليب كل الشعوب The lit Cross of All Nations during the inauguration ceremony Location Baskinta, Lebanon Material Steel, concrete Width 37 me …   Wikipedia

• The True Cross —     The True Cross     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The True Cross     (AND REPRESENTATIONS OF IT AS OBJECTS OF DEVOTION).     (1) Growth Of the Christian Cult;     (2) Catholic Doctrine on the Veneration of the Cross;     (3) Relics of the True… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Archaeology of the Cross and Crucifix —     Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix     I. PRIMITIVE CRUCIFORM SIGNS     The sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a crossing of two lines at right angles,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The History of the True Cross — The Dream of Constantine, the first nocturnal scene in Western art (pre restoration image) …   Wikipedia

• Holy Cross, Exaltation of the — ▪ religious feast also called  Holy Cross Day,         liturgical feast celebrated on September 14 to honour the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. In the Eastern churches the feast dates back to the dedication of the Church of the Holy… …   Universalium

• Cross, Exaltation of the Holy —  Креста Господня Воздвижение …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

• The Crosiers —     The Crosiers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Crosiers     (Or Canons Regular of the Holy Cross).     A religious order, founded by Théodore de Celles, who, after following the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa on the Crusade, obtained a canonry… …   Catholic encyclopedia