Again cross
Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick , 14th century
The Wiederkreuz , also German cross , is a multiplication of the Latin cross .
use
The repetition of the cross shape is an old motif that can be found in pre-Christian times. In a Christian context it is probably a symbol for the five wounds of Christ , the Gnostics use it as a symbol of the fourfold mystery .
It can be confused with the Gothic cross with its noses , a simple Greek cross that has two noses on each arm .
Mertesheim , Rhineland-Palatinate
Neufahrn , Bavaria
Sør-Trøndelag , Norway
Liperi , Finland
Ivanychi , Ukraine
Runestone, 11th century, Sweden
See also
- Crutch cross , the fourfold rope cross
- Three-leaf cross , piston-set cross, also to be understood as a stalked trefoil cross
Web links
Commons : Wiederkreuz - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Markings on stone crosses and cross stones , suehnekreuz.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Inge Schwarz-Winklhofer, Hans Biedermann (Ed.): The book of signs and symbols. Verlag für Collectors, Graz 1972, ISBN 3-85365-011-2 .
- ^ Friedrich Karl Azzola: The two fragments of a developed, late medieval cross plate with the historical craft mark of a shoemaker in the town church of St. Crucis in Allendorf on the Werra. At the same time a contribution to the iconography of the nosed cross. In: Journal of the Association for Hessian History and Regional Studies . Vol. 95, 1990, pp. 19-24, (reprinted in: Das Kleindenkmal. Vol. 16, 1992, ZDB -ID 560321-3 ).