- A
Latin cross or crux
immissa is a type of
cross in
which the
vertical beam
sticks above the crossbeam,
giving the
cross four arms.
Typically the two horizontal...
- and horizontally. A
cross of
oblique lines, in the
shape of the
Latin letter X, is
termed a
saltire in
heraldic terminology. The
cross has been
widely recognized...
- The
Cross of
Saint Peter, also
known as the
Petrine Cross, is an
inverted Latin cross traditionally used as a
Christian symbol, but in
recent times, it...
- (
Latin for "body"). The term Gr****
cross designates a
cross with arms of
equal length, as in a plus sign,
while the
Latin cross designates a
cross with...
-
Latin (lingua Latina,
Latin: [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], or Latinum,
Latin: [ɫaˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a
classical language belonging to the
Italic branch of the Indo-European...
-
western languages). The
basic forms of the
cross are the
Latin cross with
unequal arms and the Gr****
cross with
equal arms,
besides numerous variants...
-
through the 12th centuries. A
staple of
Insular art, the
Celtic cross is
essentially a
Latin cross with a
nimbus surrounding the
intersection of the arms and...
- A two-barred
cross is
similar to a
Latin cross but with an
extra bar added. The
lengths and
placement of the bars (or "arms") vary, and most of the variations...
- also
known as the
Cross of Lorraine.
Similar to the
familiar Latin cross, the
patriarchal cross possesses a
smaller crossbar placed above the main one so...
- The
Kingdom of Jerusalem, also
known as the
Latin Kingdom, was a
Crusader state that was
established in the
Levant immediately after the
First Crusade...
