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The Cross of Lorraine (French: Croix de Lorraine), known as the Cross of Anjou in the 16th century, is a heraldic two-barred cross, consisting of a vertical line crossed by two shorter horizontal bars. In most renditions, the horizontal bars are "graded" with the upper bar being the shorter, though variations with the bars of equal length are ...
Patriarchal cross (two-bar cross) Also called an archiepiscopal cross or a crux gemina. A double cross, with the two crossbars near the top. The upper one is shorter, representing the plaque nailed to Jesus' cross. Similar to the Cross of Lorraine, though in the original version of the latter, the bottom arm is lower. The Eastern Orthodox ...
In 1188, Kings Henry II of England and Philip II of France agreed to launch the Third Crusade together, and that Henry would use a white cross and Philip a red cross. The red-on-white cross came to be used by the Knights Templar, and the white-on-red one by the Knights Hospitaller (also white-on-black); the Teutonic Order used a black-on white ...
The two equally long bars are on the upper half of the cross and all six ends are aiguisé. [10] A similar but blue two-barred cross is used as the logo of the American Lung Association. In botany, a balanced cross (equal length bars on equal distances) is used to mark very poisonous plants. [11]
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The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France [citation needed] and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages [citation needed]. A type of ringed cross , it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses erected across the islands, especially in regions evangelised by Irish ...
The ringed cross is a class of Christian cross symbols featuring a ring or nimbus. The concept exists in many variants and dates to early in the history of Christianity . One variant, the cruciform halo , is a special type of halo placed behind the head of Jesus in Christian art .
The Russian Orthodox cross can be considered a modified version of the Patriarchal cross, having two smaller crossbeams, one at the top and one near the bottom, in addition to the longer crossbeam. One suggestion is the lower crossbeam represents the footrest ( suppedaneum ) to which the feet of Jesus were nailed.