The Collaborative International Dictionary
Congregation of the Holy Cross
Holy cross \Ho"ly cross"\ (?; 115). The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion.
Congregation of the Holy Cross (R. C. Ch.), a community of
lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States,
engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally
called Brethren of St. Joseph. The Sisters of the Holy
Cross engage in similar work.
--Addis & Arnold.
Holy-cross day, the fourteenth of September, observed as a church festival, in memory of the exaltation of our Savior's cross.