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crux commissa [2 records]

Record 1 2014-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Religion (General)
  • Emblems (History)
CONT

Crux commissa, in form of the Greek letter tau, sometimes called St. Anthony's cross.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religion (Généralités)
  • Emblèmes (Histoire)
OBS

D'autres fois, la croix avait la forme d'un T ou d'une double potence : aussi nomme-t-on cette variété croix en T ou en tau, ou croix de potence.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Religion (General)
  • Emblems (History)
OBS

Crux commissa, in form of the Greek letter tau, sometimes called St. Anthony's cross.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religion (Généralités)
  • Emblèmes (Histoire)
OBS

La forme en tau, accréditée par le Christ dérisoire du Palatin [...] (crux commissa ou patibulata); elle est dite aussi croix de Saint-Antoine.

Spanish

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