A crux gemmata (Latin for jewelled cross) is a form of cross typical of Early Christian and Early Medieval art, where the cross, or at least its front...

in the 5th-century Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, and the 6th-century Crux Gemmata in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe. Ringed cross symbols The...

procession it is placed behind the altar to serve as an altar cross. Crux gemmata A cross inlaid with gems. Denotes a glorification of the cross, this...

of the True Cross, if not the oldest.[full citation needed] It is a crux gemmata or jewelled cross, silver-gilt and adorned with jewels in gold settings...

which he and his wife Ansa had founded between 753 and 760. It is a crux gemmata covered with 211 gemstones, including around 50 ancient gems. http://www...

Transfiguration of Jesus. Allegorical image with Crux gemmata and lambs represent apostles, 533–549, apse of Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe....

The term Cross of Bernward (German: Bernwardskreuz) principally refers to two Ottonian crosses in the cathedral museum in Hildesheim: The Great Cross of...

Crown Cross and flame Cross of Sacrifice Cross of St. Peter Crucifix Crux Gemmata Dharmacakra Dhvaja Divided line of Plato Dragon Dragon's Eye Eight auspicious...

The Cross of Lothair or Lothair Cross (German: Lotharkreuz) is a crux gemmata (jewelled cross) processional cross dating from about 1000 AD, though its...

and high Middle Ages, e.g. reliquaries, processional or altar crosses (crux gemmata), or precious book covers such as those of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram...

important feature of Lutheran devotion and worship today. Luther wrote: Crux sola est nostra theologia, "The cross alone is our theology." On the other...

two soldier saints with lances and shields was put on the foot of a crux gemmata, formerly in the Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht...

The Cross of the Angels (Asturian: Cruz de los Ánxeles, Spanish: Cruz de los Ángeles) is a pre-romanesque Asturian reliquary donated by Alfonso II of Asturias...

the Christian Assembly – Part I (The Early Christian Period: Crux Invicta, Crux Gemmata)". Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June...

Cruz de la Victoria) is an early 10th-century Asturian jewelled cross (crux gemmata) gifted by King Alfonso III of Asturias, who reigned from 866 to 910...

placed on a stand at the end of the procession. In large churches the "crux gemmata", or richly jewelled cross in precious metal, was the preferred style...

the cross is decorated with pearls and gemstones in high mountings (Crux gemmata). The reverse, decorated in the niello technique, depicts the Agnus Dei...

were often adorned with jewels and gemstones, the form referred to as Crux Gemmata. To keep the faithful from adoring elaborately-ornamented crucifixes...

ornaments hanging from a piece of metalwork such as a crown, votive crown, crux gemmata, or kamelaukion, and are a feature of Early Medieval goldsmith work....

v t e Crux gemmata Form of cross typical of Early Christian and Early Medieval art, where the cross, or at least its front side, is principally decorated...

There is nearly always a cross (except in images of councils), often a crux gemmata, and in later examples a patriarchal cross with two crossbars. The cloth...

Triumphal Arch The apse is lavishly decorated with mosaics, such as the Crux Gemmata Saint Apollenaris Roth, Leland M. (1993). Understanding Architecture:...

Galla Placidia, Pious Happy Augusta") The reverse shows Victory and a crux gemmata Theodosius II (centre) blessing Valentinian III (left) and Theodosius'...

the purse into a box with a roof. Five more stones are arranged as a crux gemmata. A variety of stones complete the artwork. The sides of the purse are...

inscription in Egyptian Greek, was later mounted in an Early Medieval crux gemmata in Brescia, in the mistaken belief that it showed the pious empress and...

The Cross of Peñalba is a 10th-century votive cross given by Ramiro II of Leon to Genadio of Astorga, abbot of the monastery of Santiago de Peñalba, in...

In the early medieval period, the plain cross became depicted as the crux gemmata, covered with jewels, as many real early medieval processional crosses...

of Galla Placidia, marked: d·n· galla placidia p·f· aug· ("Our Lady Galla Placidia, Pious Happy Augusta") The reverse shows Victory and a crux gemmata...

is shown to the right. In standard Latin this is rendered as "Hāc cruce crux tegitur quā pas[s]us conditor orbis", which has been translated as "With...

First Cross of Mathilde (German: Otto-Mathilden-Kreuz) is a medieval crux gemmata (jewelled cross) processional cross in the Essen Cathedral Treasury....