 in the christian liturgical calendar, there are several different feasts of the cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of jesus. while good friday is dedicated to the passion of christ and the crucifixion, these days celebrate the cross itself, as the instrument of salvation. ==september 14== this feast is called in greek á½ÏÏÏÎ¹Ï ÏÎ¿á¿¦ Î¤Î¹Î¼Î¯Î¿Ï ÎºÎ±á½¶ ÎÏÎ¿ÏÎ¿Î¹Î¿á¿¦ Î£ÏÎ±ÏÏÎ¿á¿¦jerusalem patriarchate ("raising aloft of the honored and life-giving cross") and in latin exaltatio sanctae crucis. in english, it is called the exaltation of the holy cross in the official translation of the roman missal, while the 1973 translation called it the triumph of the cross. in some parts of the anglican communion the feast is called holy cross day, a name also used by lutherans. the celebration is also sometimes called feast of the glorious cross.glorious cross according to legends that spread widely, the true cross was discovered in 326 by saint helena, the mother of the roman emperor constantine the great, during a pilgrimage she made to jerusalem. the church of the holy sepulchre was then built at the site of the discovery, by order of helena and constantine. the church was dedicated nine years later, with a portion of the crossone-third remained in jerusalem, one-third was brought to rome and deposited in the sessorian basilica santa croce in gerusalemme (holy cross in jerusalem), and one-third was taken back to constantinople. placed inside it. other legends explain that in 614, that portion of the cross was carried away from the church by the persians, and remained missing until it was recaptured by the byzantine emperor heraclius in 628. initially taken to constantinople, the cross was returned to the church the following year. the date of the feast marks the dedication of the church of the holy sepulchre in 335. "sanctuary holy sepulchre", retrieved 2014-04-30 this was a two-day festival: although the actual consecration of the church was on september 13, the cross itself was brought outside the church on september 14 so that the clergy and faithful could pray before the true cross, and all could come forward to venerate it. ===western practices=== [[image:folio 193r - the exaltation of the cross.jpg|thumb|exaltation of the 
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