Christian cross

symbol of Christianity
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Christian cross

Summary

Christian cross has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • Christian cross was influenced by crucifixion of Jesus[2].
  • Christian cross is a type of symbol[3].
  • Christian cross is a type of cross[4].
  • Christian cross is part of crucifix[5].
  • Christian cross is used for Christian symbolism[6].
  • Christian cross's Commons category is recorded as Christian crosses[7].
  • Christian cross's Unicode character is recorded as ✝[8].
  • Christian cross's Unicode character is recorded as ☓[9].
  • Christian cross's Unicode character is recorded as ✠[10].
  • Christian cross's Unicode character is recorded as ☧[11].
  • Christian cross's Unicode character is recorded as ☨[12].
  • Christian cross's Unicode character is recorded as ☩[13].
  • Christian cross's Unicode character is recorded as ✚[14].
  • Christian cross's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Christian crosses[15].
  • Christian cross's represents is recorded as Christianity[16].
  • Christian cross's represents is recorded as True Cross[17].
  • Christian cross's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=cross[18].
  • Christian cross's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Christian cross's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Christian cross's described by source is recorded as Punjabi[21].
  • Christian cross's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[22].
  • Christian cross's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[23].
  • Christian cross's described by source is recorded as Diccionario del español de México[24].
  • Christian cross's shape is recorded as cross[25].
  • Christian cross's different from is recorded as crucifix[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include symbol[3] and cross[4].

Use and Application

Christian cross is used for Christian symbolism[6]. It is part of crucifix[5].

Movements and Schools

Christian cross was influenced by crucifixion of Jesus[2].

Influence

Things named for Christian cross include †[27], an Unicode character[28].

Why It Matters

Christian cross has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for it include †[27], an Unicode character[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q6376
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  2. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → crosses
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 4776
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: crosses, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923964|crosses (#289923964)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → xn2A4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 15w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0261878-kriz-krestansky-symbol
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0261878-kriz-krestansky-symbol, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → crucifix, 十, Tangut component-015 (𘠎) +4
    Subclass of → symbol, cross
    Aliases → —
    Influenced by → crucifixion of Jesus
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14128, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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