Jewelled cross typical of Early Christian and Early Medieval art
The front side of the Cross of Lothair (c. 1000 AD)Detail of a mosaic, Basilica of Sant' Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna (549).
A crux gemmata (Latin for jewelled cross) is a form of cross typical of Early Christian and Early Medieval art, where the cross, or at least its front side, is principally decorated with jewels. In an actual cross, rather than a painted image of one, the reverse side often has engraved images of the Crucifixion of Jesus or other subjects.[1]
Examples in metalwork are the Cross of Justin II (6th century, in the Vatican Museums), the 'crumpled cross' in the Staffordshire Hoard (8th century), the Cross of Lothair (10th century, Aachen Cathedral Treasury), the Iberian Cross of the Angels (808) and Victory Cross (908), and the Cross of Cong (1120s?, National Museum of Ireland).
^As on the Cross of Lothair. The Cross of Justin II has silver repoussé figures on the reverse.
A cruxgemmata (Latin for jewelled cross) is a form of cross typical of Early Christian and Early Medieval art, where the cross, or at least its front...
important feature of Lutheran devotion and worship today. Luther wrote: Crux sola est nostra theologia, "The cross alone is our theology." On the other...
in the 5th-century Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, and the 6th-century CruxGemmata in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe. Ringed cross symbols The...
two soldier saints with lances and shields was put on the foot of a cruxgemmata, formerly in the Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht...
The Cross of Lothair or Lothair Cross (German: Lotharkreuz) is a cruxgemmata (jewelled cross) processional cross dating from about 1000 AD, though its...
were often adorned with jewels and gemstones, the form referred to as CruxGemmata. To keep the faithful from adoring elaborately-ornamented crucifixes...
procession it is placed behind the altar to serve as an altar cross. Cruxgemmata A cross inlaid with gems. Denotes a glorification of the cross, this...
and high Middle Ages, e.g. reliquaries, processional or altar crosses (cruxgemmata), or precious book covers such as those of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram...
Crown Cross and flame Cross of Sacrifice Cross of St. Peter Crucifix CruxGemmata Dharmacakra Dhvaja Divided line of Plato Dragon Dragon's Eye Eight auspicious...
and Spanish: Cruz de la Victoria) is an early 10th century Asturian cruxgemmata or jewelled cross, given by King Alfonso III of Asturias, who reigned...
The Cross of the Angels (Asturian: Cruz de los Ánxeles, Spanish: Cruz de los Ángeles) is a pre-romanesque Asturian reliquary donated by Alfonso II of Asturias...
ornaments hanging from a piece of metalwork such as a crown, votive crown, cruxgemmata, or kamelaukion, and are a feature of Early Medieval goldsmith work....
of the True Cross, if not the oldest.[full citation needed] It is a cruxgemmata or jewelled cross, silver-gilt and adorned with jewels in gold settings...
the Christian Assembly – Part I (The Early Christian Period: Crux Invicta, CruxGemmata)". Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June...
placed on a stand at the end of the procession. In large churches the "cruxgemmata", or richly jewelled cross in precious metal, was the preferred style...
v t e Cruxgemmata Form of cross typical of Early Christian and Early Medieval art, where the cross, or at least its front side, is principally decorated...
the cross is decorated with pearls and gemstones in high mountings (Cruxgemmata). The reverse, decorated in the niello technique, depicts the Agnus Dei...
There is nearly always a cross (except in images of councils), often a cruxgemmata, and in later examples a patriarchal cross with two crossbars. The cloth...
Galla Placidia, Pious Happy Augusta") The reverse shows Victory and a cruxgemmata Theodosius II (centre) blessing Valentinian III (left) and Theodosius'...
The term Cross of Bernward (German: Bernwardskreuz) principally refers to two Ottonian crosses in the cathedral museum in Hildesheim: The Great Cross of...
gems and coloured glass. It is one of the few surviving examples of a cruxgemmata from the Carolingian period. These crosses were used in Christian liturgy...
inscription in Egyptian Greek, was later mounted in an Early Medieval cruxgemmata in Brescia, in the mistaken belief that it showed the pious empress and...
In the early medieval period, the plain cross became depicted as the cruxgemmata, covered with jewels, as many real early medieval processional crosses...
of Galla Placidia, marked: d·n· galla placidia p·f· aug· ("Our Lady Galla Placidia, Pious Happy Augusta") The reverse shows Victory and a cruxgemmata...
First Cross of Mathilde (German: Otto-Mathilden-Kreuz) is a medieval cruxgemmata (jewelled cross) processional cross in the Essen Cathedral Treasury....
which he and his wife Ansa had founded between 753 and 760. It is a cruxgemmata covered with 211 gemstones, including around 50 ancient gems. http://www...
The plain cross became depicted, often as a "glorified" symbol, as the cruxgemmata, covered with jewels, as many real early medieval processional crosses...
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