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  2. Christian cross variants - Wikipedia

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    Christian cross variants. 7th-century Byzantine solidus, showing Leontius holding a globus cruciger, with a stepped cross on the obverse side. Double-barred cross symbol as used in a 9th-century Byzantine seal. Greek cross (Church of Saint Sava) and Latin cross (St. Paul's cathedral) in church floorplans. The Christian cross, with or without a ...

  3. Christianity in the 7th century - Wikipedia

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    During the 7th century an Arabian religious leader named Muhammad began to spread an Abrahamic faith, similar to that of Christianity and Judaism, which would become one of the greatest challenges to the medieval Christian Church. Large portions of the Arabian Peninsula had been conquered by the time of his death, and the emerging caliphate ...

  4. Moselkern stele - Wikipedia

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    The Moselkern stele is a Merovingian basalt monument with two openwork Christian crosses. The stele, which has been dated to the 7th century CE, was excavated from the cemetery of Moselkern, Germany around 1800. The upper cross of the stele is thought to show a crucified Christ in relief; if so, it is among the oldest sculptures of the ...

  5. Christian cross - Wikipedia

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    The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the crucifixion of Jesus on a large wooden cross, is a symbol of Christianity. [1] It is related to the crucifix (a cross that includes a corpus, usually a three-dimensional with representation of Jesus' body) and to the more general family of cross symbols, the term cross itself being detached from the original specifically Christian meaning in ...

  6. Crosses in heraldry - Wikipedia

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    Crosses in heraldry. A number of cross symbols were developed for the purpose of the emerging system of heraldry, which appeared in Western Europe in about 1200. This tradition is partly in the use of the Christian cross an emblem from the 11th century, and increasingly during the age of the Crusades.

  7. Early Christian inscriptions - Wikipedia

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    Early Christian inscriptions are the epigraphical remains of early Christianity. They are a valuable source of information in addition to the writings of the Church Fathers regarding the development of Christian thought and life in the first six centuries of the religion's existence. [2] The three main types are sepulchral inscriptions ...

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