Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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Christian feast Christian holy day of obligation holy day liturgical feast moveable feast in some Eastern churches

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a major Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the discovery and veneration of the True Cross and honoring the saving power of Christ’s crucifixion.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross canonical	14
Exaltation of the Holy Cross	9
Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross	4
Feast of Meskel	1
Feast of the Cross	1
Feast of the Glorious Cross	1
Feast of the Holy Cross	1
Feast of the Triumph of the Cross	1
Fest der Erhöhung des Heiligen Kreuzes	1
Holy Cross feast	1
Воздвижение Креста Господня	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337978 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Context triple: [Great Feast in Eastern Christianity, includes, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross]

A. Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
B. Feast of the Theophany
The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
C. Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s revelation in glory on Mount Tabor before his disciples Peter, James, and John.
D. Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
E. Dormition Fast
The Dormition Fast is a two-week period of fasting and spiritual preparation in Eastern Christianity leading up to the feast commemorating the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Target entity description: The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a major Christian liturgical celebration commemorating the discovery and veneration of the True Cross and honoring the saving power of Christ’s crucifixion.

A. Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
B. Feast of the Theophany
The Feast of the Theophany is a major Christian celebration, especially in Eastern traditions, commemorating the revelation of the Holy Trinity at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.
C. Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord
The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s revelation in glory on Mount Tabor before his disciples Peter, James, and John.
D. Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
E. Dormition Fast
The Dormition Fast is a two-week period of fasting and spiritual preparation in Eastern Christianity leading up to the feast commemorating the death and assumption of the Virgin Mary.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian feast ⓘ Christian holy day of obligation ⓘ holy day ⓘ liturgical feast ⓘ moveable feast in some Eastern churches ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Elevation of the Holy Cross ⓘ Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Glorious Cross Kreuzerhöhung ⓘ Triumph of the Cross ⓘ surface form: Raising Aloft of the Honorable and Life-Giving Cross Triumph of the Cross ⓘ Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ surface form: Воздвижение Креста Господня
associatedWith	Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ True Cross ⓘ
celebratedOn	14 September ⓘ
commemorates	dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ discovery of the True Cross ⓘ recovery of the True Cross from the Persians ⓘ saving power of Christ’s crucifixion ⓘ veneration of the True Cross ⓘ
devotionalPractices	adoration of the relic of the True Cross where available ⓘ processions with a cross ⓘ veneration of the cross ⓘ
fastingRuleInByzantineRite	strict fast ⓘ
firstCelebrated	4th century ⓘ
hasProperPreface	Preface of the Holy Cross ⓘ
hasScriptureReading	Epistle from 1 Corinthians 1:18–24 in many rites ⓘ Gospel of John 3:13–17 in Roman Rite ⓘ
historicallyLinkedTo	Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ surface form: Emperor Constantine the Great Heraclius ⓘ surface form: Emperor Heraclius Empress Helena ⓘ
liturgicalColor	red ⓘ
liturgicalSeasonContext	Ordinary Time ⓘ surface form: Ordinary Time in Roman Rite after the Nativity of the Theotokos in Byzantine Rite ⓘ
observedBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church various Protestant churches ⓘ
originatedIn	Jerusalem ⓘ
rankIn1962RomanCalendar	Greater Double ⓘ
rankInRomanRite	Feast ⓘ
relatedFeast	Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross Good Friday ⓘ
theme	glorification of the Cross ⓘ redemption through Christ’s Passion ⓘ victory of the Cross ⓘ
typeInByzantineRite	Great Feast ⓘ

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Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Feast in Eastern Christianity → includes → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Glorious Cross

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Воздвижение Креста Господня

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross → relatedFeast → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross

Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos → precedes → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Syriac liturgical year → majorFeast → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Cross

Byzantine liturgical calendar → includesFeast → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Byzantine liturgical calendar → includesFastDay → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Stavrovouni Monastery → feastDayAssociatedWith → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Holy Cross → liturgicalFeast → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Holy Cross Exaltation Cathedral (Brest) → dedicatedTo → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Brest) → dedicatedTo → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

nail from the True Cross → commemoratedOn → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Triumph of the Cross → hasAlternativeName → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Triumph of the Cross → hasAlternativeName → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Triumph of the Cross

Triumph of the Cross → hasAlternativeName → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Holy Cross

Triumph of the Cross → relatedTo → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross

Elevation of the Holy Cross → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Kreuzerhöhung → hasNameInEnglish → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Kreuzerhöhung → alsoKnownAs → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fest der Erhöhung des Heiligen Kreuzes

True Cross → feastAssociated → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross

Birth of the Virgin Mary → precedesLiturgically → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Eparchy of Bratislava → cathedralDedication → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Eritrean Orthodox liturgy → celebratesFeast → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Feast of Meskel

Żebbuġ, Malta → hasFeast → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Cross feast

Our Lady of Sorrows → feastFollows → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

Our Lady of Sorrows → feastPrecededBy → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

the True Cross → hasFeast → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: True Cross

the True Cross → hasFeast → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

subject surface form: True Cross

this entity surface form: Feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross

Timios Stavros chapel → associatedWith → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ⓘ

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