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2. Cross necklace - Wikipedia

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   A cross necklace is any necklace featuring a Christian cross or crucifix as its pendant. [ 1 ] Crosses are often worn as an indication of commitment to the Christian faith , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and are sometimes received as gifts for rites such as baptism and confirmation .

3. Christian cross variants - Wikipedia

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   u+205c ⁜ dotted cross; u+2626 ☦ orthodox cross; u+2627 ☧ chi rho; u+2628 ☨ cross of lorraine; u+2629 ☩ cross of jerusalem; u+2670 ♰ west syriac cross; u+2671 ♱ east syriac cross; u+2719 outlined greek cross; u+271a heavy greek cross; u+271b open centre cross; u+271c heavy open centre cross; u+271d latin cross; u+271e shadowed ...

4. Engolpion - Wikipedia

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   According to St. Jerome, however (in Matt., c. xxiii), some of the faithful in his day attached a superstitious importance to these aids to piety; he censures certain classes of women who seem to have, in some degree, identified sanctity with an exaggerated veneration for sacred relics: "Hoc quod apud nos superstitiosae mulierculae in parvulis evangeliis et in crucis ligno et istiusmodi rebus ...

5. Globus cruciger - Wikipedia

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   The globus cruciger (Latin for 'cross-bearing orb'), also known as stavroforos sphaira (Greek: σταυροφόρος σφαίρα) [1] or "the orb and cross", is an orb surmounted by a cross. It has been a Christian symbol of authority since the Middle Ages , used on coins , in iconography , and with a sceptre as royal regalia .

6. Pectoral cross - Wikipedia

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   The Silver Cross is not enameled or decorated in any manner except for engraving or relief. Russian Orthodox priests do not wear the cross by right of their priesthood, but only by permission of their bishop. One way a bishop may punish one of his priests is to forbid him to wear the priest's cross. The next-ranking award is the Gold Cross ...

7. Ethiopian cross - Wikipedia

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   An Ethiopian Orthodox priest with traditional Axumite crosses Ethiopian, brass, latticework, blessing cross. Ethiopian crosses, Abyssinian crosses, or Ethiopian-Eritrean crosses are a grouping of Christian cross variants that are symbols of Christianity in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and among Ethiopians and Eritreans. Their elaborate, stylized design ...