The
cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion. Congregation of the Holy Cross, a
community of
lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States, engaged chiefly in
teaching and
guide Labour. Originally called Brethren of St. Joseph. The Sisters of the Holy Cross engage in
similar work. Holy-cross day, the fourteenth of September, observed as a church festival, in
memory of the
exaltation of our Savior's cross.
Source: Websters Vocabulary