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Types and Meanings of Crosses

Postby glitch1501 » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:07 am

I was wondering if someone had a list of different types of crosses and their meanings. I think i heard my pastor telling me that different shaped crosses mean different things, and have certain names.

i am wondering if anyone knows what this one means
http://www.stuller.com/apps/images/mountings/religious/r16211.jpg
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Postby Stephen » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:18 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross#Crosses_as_symbols


That has a little info. Personaly, my fav style of cross is the Iron Cross. Used as a symbol of courage and bravery by the Germans.
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Postby glitch1501 » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:56 am

thanks for the link shatterheart

i also found a few more links, but none with the one im looking for

http://www2.cumberlandcollege.edu/acad/rel/webpage/cross/types_of_crosses.htm

http://encarta.msn.com/media_461576527_761570847_-1_1/Types_of_Crosses.html

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bright within our hearts forever. Freedom means love
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every new day seem so new.
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Postby Stephen » Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:00 am

Maybe I am totaly off in left field...but that looks somewhat Celtic to me. The one your asking about. Either Celtic or maybe a Catholic Cross of some kind. Any Catholics know about this one?
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Postby mitsuki lover » Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:32 pm

I may be wrong but I think the Chi Ro Cross is the one that's used by the Presbyterian church.
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Postby Arnobius » Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:48 pm

Well, let's see what I can do here, I do know a little... hopefully not too little

The Chi Ro is so called because Chi (X) and Ro (P) are the first two letters (in Greek) of the word Christos (Greek for Christ), so it's pretty old[Can we add "Symbol" to the font choices?]. Catholic Priests also wear it on their vestments too, so I don't think it's a denominational thing.

Many shapes were organizational or cultural in nature. The Maltese cross was used by the Knights of Malta from the time of the crusades (they still exist). The Tau cross is used by the Franciscan religious order. I think the Celtic cross was supposed to symbolize the rising Sun (SON), but may be mistaken

Others were cultural-- Like the Latin, the Orthodox and the Greek, they were the traditional style of their denominations. However, I have seen the Greek and Orthodox used in my denomination too, so it's not an exclusive thing.

As for the first cross, my personal thought is it is a cross that someone decorated. I don't see any markings that seem particularly theological.

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Postby Slater » Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:54 pm

*gasp* Anime Heretic! That post of yours used up a whole KB of bandwidth! maybe two!

Anyways, is this the German cross you're talking about, Shatterheart?
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