rt of the temple, the top of the cupola, or the temple has no cupola or dome, the uppermost portion of the structure. Generally the three-barred or the single barred Cross is used.
The three-barred Cross adorns the top of the cupola of our St. Andrei Rublev church.
D. Types of the Cross
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(Latin)
Eight-ended cross
D. The symbol of Christian victory
The symbol of Christian victory-the Cross-accompanies the Orthodox believer though his entire life. The cross crowns the dome of the church as a sing of Christs triumph over the world. The so called «teinik» cross is worn around the neck by Orthodox believers as a constant reminder of the Lords redeeming feat and token of their union with Christs Church.
The Sanctuary cross rises in the Sanctuary as a symbol of the focus of Christian prayer and the image of the cornerstone on which the Church is founded.
The altar cross is the symbol of the Tree of life, it is carried out during the «Great Entrance» together with the Holy Chalice.
The distinctive Russian eight-ended cross with a slanting lower cross-bar was created in Russian as early as the 12th century.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the slant of the lower cross-bar received a symbolic interpretation, according to which the upper end of the bar indicates the salvation of the soul of the good thief, while the lower indicates the perishing of the bad thief. The footbar of the cross bearing our Crucified Saviour thus becomes an image of the scales of Divine Judgement.
F. The sing of the Cross
The sing of the Cross has been u
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