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in·ven·tion of the cross

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  1. Invention of the Crossnoun

    The alleged discovery of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified by St Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 326 .

  2. Invention of the Crossnoun

    The church festival observed on 3 May in commemoration of St Helena's alleged discovery of the so-called True Cross.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Invention of the Cross

    The name of this Church festival, 3rd May, commemorative of the finding of the True Cross by those sent in quest of it by St Helena, sounds peculiar, but the word “invent” is really from the Latin invenire, to find, discover, come upon.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of invention of the cross in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of invention of the cross in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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