Holy Cross
Crusaders' Catholic college
Holy Cross refers to the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, venerated as a sacred relic and theological symbol in Christianity.
The term also names numerous Catholic institutions—colleges, churches, hospitals, and religious orders: He graduated from Holy Cross in Worcester.
The Feast of the Holy Cross commemorates the finding of the True Cross. (Lowercase holy cross describes any consecrated cross.)
Biblical execution hilltop
- CalvaryBiblical execution mount
- PassionPowerful consuming emotion
- crown of thornsBraided barbed headpiece
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
thorns · scourging · Resurrection · Gethsemane · Last Supper · Pontius Pilate · Barabbas · Roman soldiers
Formal worship structure
Historic English cathedral city
- JesuitCatholic religious order member
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- alumniFormer school members
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
purple · basketball · undergraduate · liberal arts · New England · mascot
Golgotha
Biblical execution hilltop
- CalvaryBiblical execution mount
- PassionPowerful consuming emotion
- crown of thornsBraided barbed headpiece
nails · thorns · scourging · Resurrection · Gethsemane · Last Supper · Pontius Pilate · Barabbas · Roman soldiers · INRI
liturgy
Formal worship structure
Worcester
Historic English cathedral city
- JesuitCatholic religious order member
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- alumniFormer school members
athletics · purple · basketball · undergraduate · liberal arts · New England · mascot
- Parish NamesSt. Joseph, St. Mary, St. Patrick, St. John, St. Peter
- PolandWarsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Poles, Poznan
- Alaska PlacesJuneau, Fairbanks, Nome, Sitka, Ketchikan
- Catholic GroupsJesuits, Franciscans, Dominicans, Benedictines, Carmelites
- Catholic OrdersFranciscans, Dominicans, Jesuits, Benedictines, Carmelites
- East Coast CollegesHarvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown
Holy Crossstate school
Government-run educational institution
public university · MIT · UC Berkeley · University of Michigan · community college
Holy Crossinverted cross
Crucifix rotated 180 degrees
mark of the beast · pentagram · 666 · black mass · occult symbol
cross, holy, crossing, unholy, holiness, crosses, crossover, crosswise, holiest