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A Latin cross standing on steps (mostly three in number) is known as Calvary cross. Media related to Calvary cross in heraldry at Wikimedia Commons Cross fitchy A cross fitchy has the lower limb pointed, as if to be driven into the ground. [23] [24] From French fiché, "fixed." [25] Cross pattée fitchée
Pages in category "Crosses in heraldry" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. ... Order of Christ Cross; P. Papal cross; Patriarchal cross;
Christian crosses are used widely in churches, on top of church buildings, on bibles, in heraldry, in personal jewelry, on hilltops, and elsewhere as an attestation or other symbol of Christianity. Crosses are a prominent feature of Christian cemeteries, either carved on gravestones or as sculpted stelae.
For a list of crosses, see: Christian cross variants; Crosses in heraldry; List of tallest crosses This page was last edited on 21 ...
Crosses in heraldry (1 C, 39 P) S. Swastika (28 P) ... Macedonian Cross; Order of Michael the Brave; Monument to the Victims of June 1956; N. Nestorian cross; O ...
In heraldry, the cross is also called the Santiago cross or the cruz espada (English: sword cross). [1] It is a charge, or symbol, in the form of a cross.The design combines a cross fitchy or fitchée, one whose lower limb comes to a point, with either a cross fleury, [2] the arms of which end in fleurs-de-lis, or a cross moline where the ends of the arms are forked and rounded.
Cross of the Order of Saint John Cross of the Order of Saint Lazarus. The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, consisting of four "V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically. It is a heraldic cross variant which developed from earlier forms of eight
Pages in category "Crosses by form" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Basalt cross; C.