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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

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

Unlike the altar cross, which is a permanent feature, the processional cross is portable. It is the punitive and true liturgical cross.

CONT

The are four basic types of iconographic representations of the cross: ...The manifold variations and ornamentations of processional, altar and heraldic crosses, of carved and painted crosses in churches and graveyards, etc., are developments of these four types.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Liturgies chrétiennes
  • Religion (Généralités)
  • Emblèmes (Histoire)
DEF

Croix que l'on porte en haut d'une hampe, en tête d'une procession.

Spanish

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