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Ostensibly religious symbols are, however, not limited to this section, as the same chart has another short section of two characters labelled "Syriac cross symbols", with the explanatory gloss "These symbols are used in liturgical texts of Syriac-speaking churches".
The rota is one of the symbols used by the pope to authenticate documents such as papal bulls. It is a cross inscribed in two concentric circles. Pope Leo IX was the first pope to use it. The four inner quadrants contain: "Petrus", "Paulus", the pope's name, and the pope's ordinal number. The pope's autograph or motto is sometimes inscribed ...
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It is the cross symbol associated with the Order of St. John since the Middle Ages, shared with the traditional Knights Hospitaller and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and by extension with the island of Malta. Maronite cross Cross of the Syriac Maronite Church. Reminiscent of the Papal cross and cross of Lazarus. Nestorian cross
Mirroring according to other papal coat of arms: 14:51, 13 December 2007: 815 × 1,105 (350 KB) F l a n k e r: Fixing shadow of the gold key: 21:22, 12 December 2007: 815 × 1,105 (353 KB) F l a n k e r: new stole, positions of tiara and stole, new cross of the tiara: 14:59, 8 February 2007: 815 × 1,190 (392 KB) F l a n k e r: 18:03, 2 ...
The new papal pallium is based upon the earlier form of the pallium, similar to the omophorion which is still worn by Eastern Christian bishops. The papal pallium is wider and longer than the ordinary pallium, and has red crosses on it. On the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in 2014, Pope Francis returned to the use of the usual black pallium.
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Papal Vestments and Dresses The Pallium is a circular band of fabric, from which two pendants hang down, one in the front and one in back. It is ornamented with six small, red crosses distributed about the shoulders, breast and back, and is fixed in place by three golden pins, symbolic of the nails with which Christ was crucified.