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A crozier on the coat of arms of Basel, Switzerland which was ruled by Prince-Bishops during the Middle Ages. A crozier or crosier (also known as a paterissa, pastoral staff, or bishop's staff) [1] is a stylized staff that is a symbol of the governing office of a bishop or abbot and is carried by high-ranking prelates of Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox ...
The primary feast of the Crosiers, the Exaltation of the Cross, reflects a spirituality focused on the triumphal cross of Christ. [7] Crosiers believe the resurrection of Jesus guarantees that in suffering and pain, there is hope and healing. Because of this, Crosiers emphasize the glorious, or triumphant, cross.
The Crosiers [1] or Brethren of the Cross [2] [3] or crutched friars [4] is a general name for several loosely related Catholic orders, mostly canons regular. [4] Their names derive from their devotion to the Holy Cross. They were founded in the 12th and 13th centuries, during the era of the crusades in the Holy Land. [2]
In the Lutheran Church of Sweden, the crosier is displayed in the arms of bishops, while the arms of the Archbishop of Uppsala and the Bishop of Lund show a latin cross and a crosier in saltire. [60] [61] In this tradition, crosiers and crosses are displayed while the bishop is in office, and removed once he or she retires.
Crook of the late 11th century Clonmacnoise Crozier. National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin. An Insular crozier is a type of processional bishop's staff [1] produced in Ireland and Scotland between 800 and 1200.
'The term derives from the Old English word crycc, meaning "crutch."'. Not really. It's related to crycc, which is also related to the modern word "cross" as well as "crutch" - hence, the medieval Crutched Friars (who wore crosses on their habits) and the oath "Christ on a crutch!", which originally referred to the crucifixion, not Jesus limping around on a modern crutch.
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Its upper section contains a blue glass stud, below which is a Greek cross coated with enamel and placed within a circle. The studs from the two projecting settings on either side are now lost. [ 8 ] The central drop-plate consists of a series of enamel cells placed in a geometric pattern.