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Exaltation of the Holy Cross, liturgical feast celebrated on September 14 to honour the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. The observance dates back to the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem about 335 CE. Learn more about the feast, its symbolism, and its history.
Exaltation of the Holy Cross, also called Universal Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross or 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 Sepulchre (the site of Christ’s tomb) in Jerusalem circa 335. It was adopted by the Roman Catholic Church in the 7th century and is also observed in various Protestant traditions, including Lutheranism and Anglicanism. The universal symbol of the Christian faith, the cross represents Christ...
On the Third Sunday of Great and Holy Lent, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Services include a special veneration of the Cross, which prepares the faithful for the commemoration of the Crucifixion during Holy Week.
Yesterday, the Orthodox Christian church celebrated the the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-creating Cross. In Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic practice, the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-creating Cross commemorates both the finding of the True Cross in 326 and its recovery from the Persians in 628, and is considered to be one of the Great Feasts