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2. Christian cross - Wikipedia

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   The Christian cross, seen as representing the crucifixion of Jesus, is a symbol of Christianity. [1] ... A wooden cross at Coventry Cathedral, ...

3. Christian cross variants - Wikipedia

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   A red Cross of Saint James with flourished arms, surmounted with an escallop, was the emblem of the twelfth-century Galician and Castillian military Order of Santiago, named after Saint James the Greater. Saint Julian Cross: A Cross Crosslet tilted at 45 degrees with the tops pointing to the 'four corners of the world'.

4. Summit cross - Wikipedia

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   The crosses of this period were mostly simple wooden ones hewn from branches found near the site, or house crucifixes. During this time crosses were often made with two cross beams in the form of so-called patriarchal crosses (or Scheyern crosses). These "weather crosses" were intended to supersede the old pagan superstitions associated with ...

5. Celtic cross - Wikipedia

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   The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in ... Some scholars consider the ring a holdover from earlier wooden crosses ...

6. Lithuanian cross crafting - Wikipedia

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   The crosses are intricately carved of oak wood, and sometimes incorporate iron elements as well. Their craftsmen, known as kryždirbiai , travel across the country. The most renowned Lithuanian cross crafter and god carver was the self-taught Vincas Svirskis (1835–1916), whose crosses, once seen across central Lithuania, are now kept in ...

7. Rafail's Cross - Wikipedia

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   Rafail's Cross is a famous wooden crucifix at Rila Monastery in Bulgaria.. The crucifix is a wooden cross made from a whole piece of wood (81 х 43 cm). It was whittled down by a monk named Rafail using fine burins and magnifying lenses to recreate 104 religious scenes and 650 miniature figures.