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Cross of the Angels

early medieval reliquary in Oviedo, Asturias (Spain)
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Summary

Cross of the Angels is a Christian cross[1]. It draws 651 Wikipedia views per month (christian cross category, ranking #6 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oviedo[3]
  • Country: Spain[4]
  • Instance of: reliquary[5], sculpture[6]
  • Owned by: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oviedo[7]
  • Made from material: wood[8], gold[9], gemstone[10]
  • Collection: Cámara Santa[11], Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour, Oviedo[12]
  • Location: Cámara Santa[13]
  • Commons category: Cruz de los Ángeles[14]
  • Inception: 808[15]
  • Donated by: Alfonso II of Asturias[16]
  • Height: 46.5 cm[17]
  • Thickness: 2.5 cm[18]

Why It Matters

Cross of the Angels has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Alfonso II of Asturias Spain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . commons.wikimedia.org. commons.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . 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. 5d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Donated by → Alfonso II of Asturias
    Inception → +0808-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Location → Cámara Santa
    Instance of → Christian cross, reliquary, sculpture
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Inception: 808, Give the inception as the year 808, in which enwiki says Alfonso II donated the cross, instead of the decade"
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