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True Cross
Sign in to saveAlso known as Holy Cross, Saint Cross, St. Cross, St Cross, The True Cross
concept of the cross upon which Jesus was crucified
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- Religion
- Church of the East
- Image
- Jerusalem Church of Holy Sepulchre 20.jpg
- Significant event
- Finding of the True Cross
- Said to be same as
- instrument of Jesus' crucifixion
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- shape
- cross
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- Commons category
- True Cross
- topic's main category
- Category:True Cross
- feast day
- September 14
- different from
- Krzyż
- Stack Exchange tag
- christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/cross
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Encyclopedic overview
Christ Crucified by Giotto, c. 1310
In Christian tradition, the True Cross is the original wooden cross on which Jesus of Nazareth was crucified.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “True Cross” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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