Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Also known as

• Feast of the Holy Cross
• Feast of the Triumph of the Cross

Memorial

• 14 September

About the Feast

The feast was celebrated in Rome before the end of the 7th century. Its purpose is to commemorate the recovering of that portion of the Holy Cross which was preserved at Jerusalem, and which had fallen into the hands of the Persians. Emperor Heraclius recovered this precious relic and brought it back to Jerusalem on 3 May 629.

Patronage

• Anghiari, Italy
• Buttapietra, Italy
• Carrosio, Italy
• Cassano Spinola, Italy
• Cortona, Italy

Additional Information

• Goffine’s Devout Instructions
• Pictorial Lives of the Saints
• Veneration of the Cross

MLA Citation

• “Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross”. Saints.SQPN.com. 30 September 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/feast-of-the-exaltation-of-the-holy-cross/>