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    Russian Orthodox cross - Wikipedia

    • The Russian Orthodox cross has three horizontal crossbeams, with the lowest one slanted downwards. Today it is a symbol of the Russian Orthodox Church [2] [3] [4] and a distinctive feature of the cultural landscape of Russia. [5] Other names for the symbol include the Russian cross, and Slavonic or Suppedaneum cross.… See more

    Overview

    The Russian Orthodox Cross (or just the Orthodox Cross by some Russian Orthodox traditions) is a variation of … See more

    Name

    According to many sources the name of the three beam slanted cross is Russian (Orthodox) cross (Russian: русский православный крест ).
    Sometimes it is also called the Byzantine cross. Alter… See more

    Meaning

    The topmost of the three crossbeams represents Pilate's inscription which in the older Greek tradition is "The King of Glory", based on John's Gospel; but in later images it represents INRI. The middle crossbeam … See more

    Current usage

    The Russian (Orthodox) cross is widely used by the Russian Orthodox Church, and has been widely adopted in the Polish Orthodox and the Czech and Slovak Orthodox Churches, which received their autonomou… See more

    History

    The slanted cross with three horizontal crossbeams existed already in the 6th century, long before the Great Schism. However, it was used only in church paintings, arts and crafts, and never on church do… See more