- 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...
- types: the crux
decussata (X-shaped), crux
commissa (T-shaped) and crux
immissa (resembling a
traditional Christian cross).
Lipsius himself, as also Gretser...
-
latter shapes include not only the
traditional †-shaped
cross (the crux
immissa), but also the T-shaped
cross (the crux
commissa or tau cross),
which the...
- beam. It
represents the
cross of Jesus's crucifixion. It was
called crux
immissa, or crux
capitata in Latin. Gr****
cross With arms of
equal length. Along...
-
three types: crux
decussata (X-shaped), crux
commissa (T-shaped) and crux
immissa (†-shaped). All
these terms are of Lipsius's own
invention and were not...
- pre-1978 (and first) flag of Greece,
which features a Gr****
cross (crux
immissa quadrata) on a blue background, is
widely used as an
alternative to the...
-
below the top, as in the form most
familiar in
Christian symbolism (crux
immissa). The most
ancient image of a
Roman crucifixion depicts an
individual on...
-
heart is
encircled by a
wreath of
roses and
pierced with a sword. A Crux
immissa or an
image of
Mater Misericordiæ
appears on the reverse.
During the third...
- of roses),
pierced by a
sword and
dripping blood,
above which is a crux
immissa,
encircled by the
words "Immaculate
Heart of Mary, pray for us now and...
-
commissa (T-shaped) and crux
immissa (†-shaped). Some
scholars think the
distinction between crux
commissa and crux
immissa within the crux
compacta category...
