Congregation of Holy Cross

Congregation of Holy Cross

Latin: Congregatio a Sancta Cruce
Abbreviation	CSC
Formation	1 March 1837 (187 years ago) (1837-03-01)
Founder	Blessed Fr. Basile-Antoine Marie Moreau, C.S.C.
Founded at	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
Motto	Latin: Ave Crux Spes Unica English: Hail the Cross, Our Only Hope
Superior General	Br. Paul Bednarczyk, CSC
Parent organization	Catholic Church
Website	holycrosscongregation.org

The Congregation of Holy Cross (Latin: Congregatio a Sancta Cruce), abbreviated CSC,^[1] is a 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).