True Cross
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Summary
True Cross ranks in the top 0.53% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,836 views/month, #415 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodox Church[2], Oriental Orthodox Churches[3], Church of the East[4]
- Subclass of: Christian cross[5], relic associated with Jesus[6], Christian relic[7], instrument of punishment[8]
- Commons category: True Cross[9]
- Said to be the same as: instrument of Jesus' crucifixion[10]
- Has part(s): fragment of the True Cross[11]
- Significant event: crucifixion of Jesus[12], Finding of the True Cross[13]
- Feast day: May 3[14], September 14[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:True Cross[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Shape: cross[18]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/cross[19]
- Different from: Krzyż[20]
- Has part(s) of the class: fragment of the True Cross[21]
- P14483: c/cruz-de-cristo[22]
Body
Influence
Things named for True Cross include Feast of the Cross[23]; Santa Cruz[24], a city in the United States[25], in United States[26], founded in 1791[27]; Basilica of Santa Croce[28], a minor basilica[29], in Italy[30], founded in 1294[31]; Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem[32], a minor basilica[33], in Italy[34], founded in 1758[35]; Basilica di Santa Croce[36], a minor basilica[37], in Italy[38], founded in 1549[39]; Garrison Church[40], a garrison church[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1730[43]; Santa Cruz Island[44], an island[45], in Ecuador[46]; and Holy Cross Church[47], an architectural heritage monument[48], in Poland[49], founded in 1757[50].
Why It Matters
True Cross has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Feast of the Cross[23]; Santa Cruz[24], a city in the United States[25], in United States[26], founded in 1791[27]; Basilica of Santa Croce[28], a minor basilica[29], in Italy[30], founded in 1294[31]; Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem[32], a minor basilica[33], in Italy[34], founded in 1758[35]; Basilica di Santa Croce[36], a minor basilica[37], in Italy[38], founded in 1549[39]; and Garrison Church[40], a garrison church[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1730[43].