Catherine's Cross

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In heraldry , the Katharinenkreuz is a heraldic figure consisting of a wheel with a cross . It iconographically refers to Saint Catherine of Alexandria . The wheel, also known as the Katharinenrad , was studded with sharp iron points and is one of the attributes of her martyrdom .

literature

  • Katharinenkreuz in the Heraldry Wiki
  • Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, p. 222.
  • Heinrich August Pierer : Universal encyclopedia of the present and past or the latest encyclopedic dictionary of the sciences, arts and crafts. Volume 16, HA Pierer, Altenburg 1843, p. 65.

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