A Greek cross (all arms of equal length), straight and rotated by 45 degrees.

A cross image. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

The bent cross or Swastika.

A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars intersecting each other at a 90° angle, dividing one or two of the lines in half. It is one of the most ancient human symbols and crosses are symbols of many religions. The Swastika in traditional Hindu form The swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles either clockwise or anticlockwise. ...

Crosses as markings

• The Roman numeral for ten is X.
• The Chinese character for ten is 十 (see Chinese numerals).
• The dagger or obelus (†)
• The addition (or plus) sign (+) and the multiplication (or times) sign (×).

The system of Roman numerals is a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, and was adapted from Etruscan numerals. ... 10 (ten) is the natural number following 9 and preceding 11. ... X is the twenty-fourth letter of the Latin alphabet. ... Today, speakers of Chinese use three numeral systems: the ubiquitous system of Arabic numerals, along with two ancient Chinese numeral systems. ... A dagger (†, †, U+2020) is a typographical symbol or glyph. ... Addition is one of the basic operations of arithmetic. ... In its simplest form, multiplication is a quick way of adding identical numbers. ...

Crosses as emblems

• Any number of figures used in heraldry, eg.
  • Lorraine Cross
  • see heraldic cross
• The Papal cross used in ecclesiastical heraldry.
• Constantine's Labarum (also known as the monogram of Jesus Christ).
• The Red Cross as a symbol for medical care in most of the world, (the Red Crescent being used in Islamic countries).
• The Skull and crossbones.

Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as achievements or armorial bearings. ... Cross of Lorraine The Cross of Lorraine is a heraldic cross. ... Constantine. ... An image of the labarum, with the letters Alpha and Omega inscribed. ... The terms Red Cross and Red Crescent are often used as short names for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, or its two leading international organs, the ICRC and the IFRCS. This page is about the symbol itself, see respective articles for information about the organizations and movements. ... The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the worlds largest group of humanitarian non-governmental organizations, often known simply as the Red Cross, after its original symbol. ... A skull and crossbones is a symbol consisting of a human skull and two bones crossed together under the skull. ...

Crosses as symbols

The Saltire, or "St. Andrew's Cross"

• The Christian cross identifies a Christian in most Christian groups and is a symbol for the Christian God (especially Jesus as a reminder of the redeeming sacrifice of the Crucifixion on the True Cross), or a Christian object or location in most Christianity groups.
• Saint Andrew's cross.
• The High crosses of the free-standing Celtic crosses in Britain and Ireland.
• Odin's symbol in Norse mythology was a cross in a circle.
• The ancient Swastika (adopted later by the Nazi party).
• The Ancient Egyptian Ankh is also a type of cross, which is sometimes given a Latin name if it appears in specifically Christian contexts, as the Crux Ansata ("handled cross").

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Crosses in flags

Several flags have Crosses, including all the nations of Scandinavia.

• Flag of Denmark (the Dannebrog)
• Flag of England
• Flag of Finland
• Flag of Greece
• Flag of Guernsey
• Flag of Iceland
• Flag of Malta
• Flag of Norway
• Flag of Portugal
• Flag of Scotland
• Flag of Sweden
• Flag of Switzerland
• Flag of the United Kingdom (the "Union Jack")
• Flag of Wallis and Futuna
• Saint Piran's Flag

Danish Civil Flag. ... Flag Ratio: 28:37 Flag Ratio: 10:19 (the black portion is not part of the flag) The national flag of Denmark is more commonly known as the Dannebrog. ... The Flag of England The Flag of England is the cross of Saint George. ... Flag ratio: 11:18 The Flag of Finland hearkens back to the beginning of the 20th century, and is modelled on the Danish flag, the Dannebrog. ... Flag ratio: 7:12 The Flag of Greece is based on nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The Present flag of Guernsey was adopted in 1985 and consists of the red cross of St. ... The Civil flag of Iceland. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The flag of Norway is red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. ... Flag Ratio: 2:3 The flag of Portugal is a 2:3 green and red rectangle divided vertically into green at the hoist (2/5 of the flag’s length) and red at the fly (3/5). ... The flag of Scotland, with a traditionally coloured field (roughly Pantone300). ... Flag ratio: 5:8 The merchant flag of Sweden (1844-1905), with the Sweden-Norway union badge. ... The Flag of Switzerland consists of a red square with a bold, equilateral white greek cross in the center of the flag. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses as its national flag the Royal Banner commonly known as the Union Jack, or more properly Union Flag as it only becomes a Jack when flown at sea. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag most commonly associated with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire. ... The flag of Wallis and Futuna features a large white modified Maltese Cross - shifted a little off center toward the fly and slightly downward - on a red background; the flag of France outlined in white on two sides is in the upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is used... Saint Pirans Flag is regarded as the national flag of Cornwall and an emblem of the Cornish people. ...

The cross in heraldry

See heraldry. Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as achievements or armorial bearings. ...

Constellation

The Southern Cross is a constellation of the Southern Hemisphere. CRUX is a lightweight, i686-optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users. ...

Others

• Crosses is a commune of the Cher département, in France

The commune is an administrative division of France. ... Cher is a département in the center of France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ...

Tallest Cross

The tallest cross— 152.4 meters high— is part of Generalissimo Francisco Franco's monumental "Valley of the Fallen", the Monumento Nacional de Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caidos in Spain. Francisco Franco, late in life Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 - November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalísimo Francisco Franco, was dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. ... Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos, built to the orders of Francisco Franco by prisoners of the Spanish Civil War, from 1940 onwards. ... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...

See also

• Iron Cross
• Cross of Lorraine
• Knights Hospitaller
• Seal of the demons
• Demons and symbols

1813 Iron Cross 1870 Iron Cross The Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz) was established in 1813 as a military honor by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. ... Cross of Lorraine The Cross of Lorraine is a heraldic cross. ... The Knights Hospitaller (the or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes) is a tradition which began as a Benedictine nursing Order founded in the 11th century based in the Holy Land, but soon became a militant Christian Chivalric Order under its own charter, and was charged with the care... Some books on demonology, like Arbatel de Magia Verum and The Lesser Key of Solomon (or Lemegeton) assert that all demons has his/her own signature collectively called seal of the demons, and that sign the acts of diabolical pacts with them. ... Christian demonology has associated demons and symbols, attributing a variety of them to these entities. ...

External links

• MSN Encarta (http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570847/Cross.html)
• The Columbia Encyclopedia (http://www.bartleby.com/65/cr/cross.html)