Editing Congregation of Holy Cross (section)

{{Short description|Catholic religious congregation of missionary priests and brothers}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                = Congregation of Holy Cross
| native name         = {{langx|la|Congregatio a Sancta Cruce}} 
| image               = Congregation of Holy Cross.svg
| image_size          = 150px
| abbreviation        = CSC
| formation           = {{start date and age|1837|3|1|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}
| founder             = Blessed Fr.[[Basil Moreau| Basile-Antoine Marie Moreau]], C.S.C. 
| founding_location   = [[Le Mans]], France
| type                = Clerical [[religious congregation]] of [[pontifical right]] for men
| headquarters        = Via Framura 85, [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
| membership          = 1,399 members (includes 729 priests) as of 2020
| leader_title        = Motto
| leader_name         = {{langx|la|Ave Crux Spes Unica}}<br />English''':''' ''Hail the Cross, Our Only Hope''
| leader_title2       = [[Superior General]]
| leader_name2        = Br. Paul Bednarczyk, CSC
| parent_organization = [[Catholic Church]]
| website             = {{url|holycrosscongregation.org}}
}}

The '''Congregation of Holy Cross''' ({{langx|la|Congregatio a Sancta Cruce}}), abbreviated '''CSC''',<ref>{{Cite web|title= Congregation of Holy Cross (C.S.C.)|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/orders/020.htm|access-date=2022-01-14|website= GCatholic}} </ref> is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] clerical [[religious congregation]] of pontifical right for men founded in 1837 by [[Basil Moreau]], in [[Le Mans]], France.

Moreau also founded the Marianites of Holy Cross for women, now divided into three independent congregations of sisters: the [[Marianites of Holy Cross]] ([[Le Mans, France]]), the [[Sisters of the Holy Cross]] ([[Notre Dame, Indiana]]), and the [[Sisters of Holy Cross]] ([[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada).