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Crosses from around the world
Forked Cross
A popular form of religious iconography, crosses not only depict
various Christian denominations but also feature in various
beliefs some of which revert thousands of years. Some are
traditional, others have aesthetic renderings, some have
cultural tones and others have rich history.
Canterbury Cross
Dating back to the medieval era when Gothic cathedrals took
shape in the 14th centuries, the Y shaped cross always has the
cruci ed Jesus on it. The forked shape is believed to be related
to the Tree of Knowledge. Only a handful of these crosses
remain in European cathedrals and the most well known is
hung in the Church of Saint Lambert in Coesfeld, Germany.
Russian Orthodox Cross
Originally found by archeologists in 1867, this cross is named
after the English town of Canterbury and is believed to be a
consecration cross, due to its rounded shape. These crosses Also known as the Suppedaneum cross, the bottom bar
represented the 12 apostles. The original cross is displayed at represents Jesus' footrest when he was cruci ed, the top
the Canterbury History Museum. Canterbury crosses were vertical bar His head and the standard vertical cross, His hands.
distributed to Anglican cathedrals around the world making it a
symbol of British born Christian denomination.
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