Cross potent (Symbol, Concept)

Canonical URI: http://nomisma.org/symbol/cross_potent

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Preferred Label
Cross potent (en), Kruckenkreuz (de), croix potencée (fr), Croce potenziata (it), cruz potenzada (es)Additional labels
Alternate Label
Krückenkreuz (de)

Definitions

en
Also known as patty cross or crutch cross. Widely recognized as a symbol of Christianity, symbol of the death of Jesus Christ. Composed of two beams, vertical and horizontal intersecting perpendicularly, the horizontal beam is located to the top of the vertical beam, so that the three upper arms are either equally long or the vertical topmost arm is shorter than the two horizontal arms.

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https://creativecommons.org/choose/mark/

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