Nestorian cross
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The Nestorian cross is associated with the Church of the East. It is composed of a cross similar to the Maltese cross, with four arms of roughly equal length which narrow in width towards the center of the cross. In Eastern Christian art in China, these crosses are sometimes simplified and depicted as resting on a lotus flower or on a stylized cloud.
Cross of the Assyrian Church of the East
The cross of the Assyrian Church of the East has three dots lining the left cross-bar, three dots lining the right cross-bar, two dots lining the top bar, and one dot on the bottom bar. These nine dots represent the nine orders of ministry within the church. Between the two dots on the top bar is a crown with three prongs, representing the Trinity.[1]
Gallery
- Cross of the Assyrian Church of the East
- Nestorian headstone
- Nestorian cross found in China
- Nestorian cross found in China
- Two Nestorian crosses found in China
- The cross from the Nestorian Stele
- Nestorian altar-type grave monument shows a stone grave marker with cross symbol on its flat top
- Saint Thomas Christian cross from India
- Nestorian headstone rubbing with cross-on-lotus symbol
- Rubbing of a Nestorian cross at the Cross Temple, Fangshan
- Rubbing of a Nestorian cross at the Cross Temple, Fangshan
- Cross in the headdress of a Christian figure, detail of the Mogao Christian painting, 9th century.
- Relief of a cross at Rabban Hormizd Monastery
- Yuan dynasty stone-carved Nestorian cross from Cross Temple, Fangshan, Beijing (then called Khanbaliq)
- Modern rendition of the Nestorian Cross at Huizhong Church, Shanghai
References
- ^ "Educational Page". Mar Shimun Bar-Sabbai Parish. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011.
External links
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- Mark W. Brown Nestorian Cross Collection (Drew University): Overview Images
- Image: a gilt copper Nestorian plaque dated back to Tang dynasty
- http://www.usfca.edu/ricci/events/lotusandcross/index.htm[permanent dead link]
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