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  2. Cross necklace - Wikipedia

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    A cross necklace is any necklace featuring a Christian cross or crucifix. [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. [5][6] Communicants of the Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox churches are expected to wear ...

  3. Russian Orthodox cross - Wikipedia

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    Greek cross. Serbian cross. The Russian Orthodox Cross (or just the Orthodox Cross by some Russian Orthodox traditions) [1] is a variation of the Christian cross since the 16th century in Russia, although it bears some similarity to a cross with a bottom crossbeam slanted the other way (upwards) found since the 6th century in the Byzantine Empire.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Ethiopian cross - Wikipedia

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    Ethiopian cross. 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.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Jerusalem cross - Wikipedia

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    The Jerusalem cross (also known as "five-fold Cross", or "cross-and-crosslets") is a heraldic cross and Christian cross variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Greek crosses, one in each quadrant. Heavily popularized in the crusades, it was used as the emblem and coat of arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from the 1280s.

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