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Definition of cross calvary

cross calvary
Calvary Cal"va*ry (k[a^]l"v[.a]*r[y^]), n. [L. calvaria a bare skull, fr. calva the scalp without hair. fr. calvus bald; cf. F. calvaire.] 1. The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem. --Luke xxiii. 33. Note: The Latin calvaria is a translation of the Greek krani`on of the Evangelists, which is an interpretation of the Hebrew Golgotha. --Dr. W. Smith. 2. A representation of the crucifixion, consisting of three crosses with the figures of Christ and the thieves, often as large as life, and sometimes surrounded by figures of other personages who were present at the crucifixion. 3. (Her.) A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called cross calvary.

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- A calvary is a type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine. Usually a calvary has three crosses, that of Jesus Christ...
- Christ. Alternative names include the Procession to Calvary, Road to Calvary and Way to Calvary, Calvary or Golgotha being the site of the crucifixion outside...
- Calvary (Latin: Calvariae or Calvariae locus) or Golgotha (Biblical Gr****: Γολγοθᾶ, romanized: Golgothâ) was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls...
- name after Calvary, the hill in Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. These function as greatly expanded versions of the Stations of the Cross that are usual...
- the Cross built on the slopes of a hill Calvary (monument), a type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine Calvary (2014...
- particularly rich in calvaries, some of a very elaborate nature. In most cases the calvary involves both the crucifixion cross and side crosses or gibbets bearing...
- processional route symbolizing the path Jesus walked from Lions' Gate to Mount Calvary. The objective of the stations is to help the Christian faithful to make...
- his work involved crosses and calvaries and he was entrusted with the repair and restoration of many of the great Breton calvaries of the 15th and 16th...
- soldiers". Another variation is the monastic Calvary Cross, in which the cross is situated atop the hill of Calvary, its slopes symbolized by steps. To the...
- now left of the calvary stands on a large octagonal granite base and fragments of the mutilated figures are placed around the cross itself. This article...