Branch cross

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Branch cross

The branch cross got its name from the tree-shaped beams with stumps of branches. The cross shape is mostly that of a Latin cross , but there are also those with forked crosses that are designed as branch crosses. This cross shape was most frequently used in the Gothic , for example in the Minorite Church in Vienna ( 1275 ) and in the Hildesheim Cathedral ( 1015 ). The branch cross represents the association with the " tree of life " ( paradise ), i. H. with eternal life itself. In the 19th century , the cross of branches was often surrounded by vine or ivy leaves.

In heraldry , it can be used as a common figure or as a herald image . The sloping branch cross will slope towards the branch . This particular shape is then called the Burgundy Cross.

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