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Crux simplex

Index Crux simplex

The term crux simplex was invented by Justus Lipsius (1547–1606) to indicate a plain transom-less wooden stake used for executing either by affixing the victim to it or by impaling him with it (Simplex voco, cum in uno simplicique ligno fit affixio, aut infixio). [1]

8 relations: Athcarne Cross, Christogram, Cross, Crucifixion, Early Christian descriptions of the execution cross, Instrument of Jesus' crucifixion, Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs, Tau Cross.

Athcarne Cross

Athcarne Cross, also called Gaulstown Cross or the White Cross, is a wayside cross and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.

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Christogram

A Christogram (Latin Monogramma ChristiThe portmanteau of Christo- and -gramma is modern, first introduced in German as Christogramm in the mid-18th century. Adoption into English as Christogram dates to c. 1900.) is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a religious symbol within the Christian Church.

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Cross

A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other.

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Crucifixion

Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden beam and left to hang for several days until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation.

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Early Christian descriptions of the execution cross

Early Christian descriptions of the execution cross present it always as composed of two wooden pieces, in spite of the variations in which the Romans applied capital punishment.

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Instrument of Jesus' crucifixion

The instrument of Jesus' crucifixion (known in Latin as crux, in Greek as stauros) is generally taken to have been composed of an upright wooden beam to which was added a transom, thus forming a "cruciform" or T-shaped structure.

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Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs

The beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses are based on the Bible teachings of Charles Taze Russell—founder of the Bible Student movement—and successive presidents of the Watch Tower Society, Joseph Franklin Rutherford, and Nathan Homer Knorr.

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Tau Cross

The tau cross is a T-shaped cross all three ends of which are sometimes expanded.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crux_simplex

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