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  2. Christian cross variants - Wikipedia

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    Christian cross variants. Christian cross variants. 7th-century Byzantine solidus, showing Leontius holding a globus cruciger, with a stepped cross on the obverse side. Double-barred cross symbol as used in a 9th-century Byzantine seal. Greek cross ( Church of Saint Sava) and Latin cross ( St. Paul's cathedral) in church floorplans.

  3. Christian cross - Wikipedia

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    The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the crucifixion of Jesus on a large wooden cross, is a symbol of Christianity. It is related to the crucifix (a cross that includes a corpus, usually a three-dimensional with representation of Jesus' body) and to the more general family of cross symbols, the term cross itself being detached from the original specifically Christian meaning in ...

  4. Cross - Wikipedia

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    A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a saltire in heraldic terminology. The cross has been widely recognized as a symbol of Christianity from an ...

  5. Instrument of Jesus' crucifixion - Wikipedia

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    The instrument of Jesus' crucifixion (known in Latin as crux, in Greek as stauros) is generally taken to have been composed of an upright wooden beam to which was added a transom, thus forming a "cruciform" or T -shaped structure. Most Christian denominations present the Christian cross in this form, and the tradition of the T-shape can be ...

  6. Russian Orthodox cross - Wikipedia

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    Greek cross. Serbian cross. The Russian Orthodox Cross (or just the Orthodox Cross by some Russian Orthodox traditions) [1] is a variation of the Christian cross since the 16th century in Russia, although it bears some similarity to a cross with a bottom crossbeam slanted the other way (upwards) found since the 6th century in the Byzantine Empire.

  7. Jerusalem cross - Wikipedia

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    The Jerusalem cross (also known as "five-fold Cross", or "cross-and-crosslets") is a heraldic cross and Christian cross variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Greek crosses, one in each quadrant. Heavily popularized in the crusades, it was used as the emblem and coat of arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from the 1280s.

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