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  2. Christian cross variants - Wikipedia

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    Also called a crux ansata, meaning "cross with a handle". Coptic cross: The original Coptic cross has its origin in the Coptic ankh. As depicted in Rudolf Koch's The Book of Signs (1933). New Coptic cross This new Coptic cross is the cross currently used by the Coptic Catholic Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. It evolved from ...

  3. Christian cross - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. Ankh - Wikipedia

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    The sign resembles the staurogram, a sign that resembles a Christian cross with a loop to the right of the upper bar and was used by early Christians as a monogram for Jesus, [31] as well as the crux ansata, or "handled cross", which is shaped like an ankh with a circular rather than oval or teardrop-shaped loop. [32]

  5. List of occult symbols - Wikipedia

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    Cross of Saint Peter (Petrine Cross) Peter requested to be crucified upside down, as he felt unworthy to die in the same manner as Christ. Used as a symbol of Saint Peter. A very common display in churches dedicated to Saint Peter. It has also been modernly used as a satanic or anti-Christian symbol. Eye of Horus: Ancient Egyptian religion

  6. Coptic cross - Wikipedia

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    Altogether, the cross has 12 points symbolizing the Apostles, whose mission was to spread the Gospel message throughout the world. [3] This form of Coptic cross is widely used in the Coptic church and the Ethiopian and Eritrean churches, and so this form of the cross may also be called the "Ethiopian cross" or "Axum cross".

  7. Everything You Need to Know About the Symbolic Palm Cross

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    Palm Sunday itself marks the day Jesus entered Jerusalem. He entered the city knowing He would be tried and crucified—yet welcomed this fate in order to rise from the grave and save His ...

  8. Religious symbol - Wikipedia

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    The Christian cross has traditionally been a symbol representing Christianity or Christendom as a whole, [2] and is the best-known symbol of Christianity. [2] The Christian cross was in use from the time of early Christianity , but it remained less prominent than competing symbols ( Ichthys , Staurogram , Alpha and Omega , Christogram , Labarum ...

  9. The Hidden Meaning Behind King Charles’s Coronation Cross - AOL

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    King Charles III went all out for his coronation ceremony, and the cross that led the procession yesterday morning is quite the historic symbol. In fact, some believe that this artifact contains ...