Armenian cross

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Armenian cross
Cross of Tatev , 908

Armenian Cross (Armenian խաչ Հայկական , Hajkakan chatsch ) is the name of the Cross of Armenian Christianity since the 6th century. It is decorated at the ends and is often split. Hence it is also called the "blooming cross". The blooming tendrils that burst from the ends of the crosses symbolize the redemption of man.

It was often depicted on cross stones ( Khachkar ).

  • The only preserved early Christian stone cross in Armenia in Dvin

  • Armenian cross in Jerusalem

  • 1995 coin

literature

  • Levon Abrahamian, Nancy Sweezy (Eds.): Armenian. Folk Arts, Culture, and Identity. Indiana University Press, Bloomington IN et al. 2001, ISBN 0-253-33704-6 , pp. 60-70.
  • Josef Strzygowski : The architecture of the Armenians and Europe. Results of a research trip carried out by the Art History Institute of the University of Vienna in 1913 (= work of the 1. Art History Institute of the University of Vienna (Chair Strzygowski). 9). Volume 1. Schroll, Vienna 1918, pp. 257–260 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Armenia: Land of Churches, Land of Stones | CHRIST IN THE PRESENT. Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
  2. ^ Patrick Donabédian: Documentation of the art places. In: Jean-Michel Thierry: Armenian Art. Herder, Freiburg (Breisgau) et al. 1988, ISBN 3-451-21141-6 , p. 531.