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19 lis 2024 · Cross, the principal symbol of the Christian religion, recalling the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion and death. The cross is thus a sign of both Christ himself and of the faith of Christians.
- Sign of the Cross
sign of the cross, a gesture of ancient Christian origin by...
- Ankh
Ankh, ancient Egyptian hieroglyph signifying “life,” a cross...
- Saint Andrew’s Cross
Other articles where Saint Andrew’s cross is discussed:...
- Saint Anthony’s Cross
Other articles where Saint Anthony’s cross is discussed:...
- Reformed Churches
Reformed church, any of several major representative groups...
- Sign of the Cross
The English verb to cross arises from the noun c. 1200, first in the sense "to make the sign of the cross"; the generic meaning "to intersect" develops in the 15th century.
The Christian cross, seen as representing the crucifixion of Jesus, is a symbol of Christianity. [1] It is related to the crucifix (a cross that includes a corpus (a representation of Jesus' body, usually three-dimensional) and to the more general family of cross symbols.
3 sie 2015 · While early Christians used the T-shape to represent the cross in writing and gesture, the use of the Greek cross and Latin cross, i.e. crosses with intersecting beams, appears in Christian art towards the end of Late Antiquity.
15 lut 2020 · The cross, its history & symbolism : an account of the symbol more universal in its use and more important in its significance than any other in the world by Benson, George Willard
9 lut 2021 · More widespread in its coverage was the Chi Rho symbol, which combined the first two letters of Christ’s name in Greek to form an image that looked less like a cross than the Staurogram.
27 sty 2023 · The Cross has been a symbol for centuries, used across cultures in mathematics, architecture, religion, and art. The ancient symbol is specifically associated with Christianity and the crucifixion of Jesus.
