A Latin cross or crux immissa is a type of cross in which the vertical beam sticks above the crossbeam, giving the cross four arms. Typically the two horizontal...
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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...
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(Latin for "body"). The term Greek cross designates a cross with arms of equal length, as in a plus sign, while the Latin cross designates a cross with...
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Latin (lingua Latina, pronounced [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], or Latinum [ɫaˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European...
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The Cross of Saint Peter, also known as the Petrine Cross, is an inverted Latin cross traditionally used as a Christian symbol, associated with the martyrdom...
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Western languages). The basic forms of the cross are the Latin cross with unequal arms and the Greek cross with equal arms; there are numerous variants...
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through the 12th centuries. A staple of Insular art, the Celtic cross is essentially a Latin cross with a nimbus surrounding the intersection of the arms and...
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The Latin Church (Latin: Ecclesia Latina) is the largest autonomous (sui iuris) particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute...
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Heraldic crosses are inherited in modern iconographic traditions and are used in numerous national flags. The Christian cross emblem (Latin cross or Greek...
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A two-barred cross is similar to a Latin cross but with an extra bar added. The lengths and placement of the bars (or "arms") vary, and most of the variations...
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Patriarchal cross is a variant of the Christian cross, the religious symbol of Christianity, and is also known as the Cross of Lorraine. Similar to the Latin cross...
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simple Christian Latin or Greek crosses, but the most popular modern iteration features a woven diamond or lozenge in the centre. The cross is named for the...
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black cross used by the Teutonic Order.[citation needed] This heraldic cross took various forms throughout the order's history, including a Latin cross, a...
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symbol: One is a gold Latin cross with a rose at its center. The other is a downward pointing triangle with a Greek (equilateral) cross inscribed within the...
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during the Crusades used a plain Latin cross. Occasional use of the modern form straight-edged "eight-pointed cross" by the order begins in the early...
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Kingdom of Jerusalem (redirect from Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem)
establishing Old French as the lingua franca of the Crusader states, in which Latin served as the official language. While the majority of the population in...
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to, the Red Cross. These include the Order of Santiago, which uses a red Cross of Saint James; the Camillians, who use a red Latin cross; and descendant...
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Crucifix (redirect from Cross and Crucifix in Liturgy)
crucifix (from the Latin cruci fixus meaning '(one) fixed to a cross') is a cross with an image of Jesus on it, as distinct from a bare cross. The representation...
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Sometimes it is also called the Byzantine cross. Alternatively, "Byzantine cross" is also the name for a Latin cross with outwardly spreading ends, as it was...
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the same appearance as the Latin letter T. Another name for the same object is Saint Anthony's cross or Saint Anthony cross, a name given to it because...
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Latin America refers to the regions in the Americas where Romance languages—derived from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, and French—are predominantly...
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Christian Flag (category Flags with crosses)
others. The flag has a white field, with a red Latin cross inside a blue canton. The shade of red on the cross symbolizes the blood that Jesus shed on Calvary...
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T puzzle (section The Latin Cross)
proportions of the different pieces. The Latin cross puzzle consists of a reassembling a five-piece dissection of the cross with three isosceles right triangles...
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Globus cruciger (redirect from Globe and cross)
(Latin for 'cross-bearing orb'), also known as stavroforos sphaira (Greek: σταυροφόρος σφαίρα) or "the orb and cross", is an orb surmounted by a cross...
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Dagger (mark) (redirect from Death date cross)
confused with the symbols U+271D ✝ LATIN CROSS, U+253C ┼ BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL, or other cross symbols. The double dagger should not...
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the Latin cross removed off the water tower. The judge, however, suggested in his ruling that the city replace the Latin cross with a Greek cross, distinguished...
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Tuam (redirect from Tuam High Cross)
of the town and square indicates the importance of commerce. The red Latin cross of the coat of arms is representative of Tuam's importance as an ecclesiastical...
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Church architecture (redirect from Cross-church)
developed into the so-called Latin Cross which is the shape of most Western Cathedrals and large churches. The arms of the cross are called the transept.[full...
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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...
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The Congregation of Holy Cross (Latin: Congregatio a Sancta Cruce), abbreviated CSC, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right...
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