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Invention of the Cross

Invention of the Cross

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Invention of the Cross. According to legend the crosses of Christ and the two robbers were found (Lat. inventae) by St Helena, that of Christ being identified by a miracle. In the Greek Church the Finding of the Cross was originally commemorated on 14 Sept., now the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. In the W. it was commemorated on 3 May, until the feast was suppressed in the RC Church in 1961.
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Invention of the Cross

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Invention of the Cross. The legendary discovery (Lat., inventio) of the cross of Jesus at Calvary by St Helena, the mother of Constantine. The legend developed from the 5th cent. on. The feast is now called the Exaltation of the Cross in both E. and W.
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Invention of the Cross

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Invention of the Cross a festival, held on 3 May (Holy Rood Day), commemorating the reputed finding of the Cross of Christ by St Helena, mother of the emperor Constantine, in ad 326 (invention here meant ‘coming upon, finding’).
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Invention of the Cross." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Invention of the Cross." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-InventionoftheCross.html

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