Crucifix  

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Triumph of Christianity by Tommaso Laureti (1530-1602), ceiling painting in the Sala di Constantino, Vatican Palace. Images like this one celebrate the destruction of ancient pagan culture and the victory of Christianity.

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A crucifix (from Latin cruci fixus meaning "(one) fixed to a cross") is a cross with a representation of Jesus' body, or corpus. It is a principal symbol of the Christian religion. It is primarily used in the Catholic, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox Churches and emphasizes Christ's sacrifice— his death by crucifixion.

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• Cloisters Cross
• Christian symbolism
• Cross necklace
• Crucifixion
• Crucifixion in the arts
• Feast of the Cross
• Holy Face of Lucca
• INRI
• Master of the Blue Crucifixes
• Papal ferula
• Rood
• Rosary