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"The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world."
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[[Image:Zurbarán Cristo en la cruz.jpg]]
By [[Francisco de Zurbarán]]
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It is believed in Christian traditions that in 326 Helena, the mother of Constantine, discovered the Saviour's Tomb and His Cross. ''Helena and Constantine erected a magnificent basilica over the Holy Sepulcher... The earliest reference to the True Cross is in the "Catecheses" of St. Cyril of Jerusalem written in the year 348, or at least twenty years after the supposed discovery.'' [[Ibidem]]
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The Roman Catholic depictions of the cross often reveal the body of Christ still on the cross. This is known as the crucifix and brings emphasis to the sacrifice and suffering of Christ. Protestant churches tend to portray the empty cross, emphasizing the resurrected, risen Christ. [http://christianity.about.com/od/symbolspictures/ig/Christian-Symbols-Glossary/Christian-Cross.htm]
The Roman [[Catholic]] depictions of the cross often reveal the body of Christ still on the cross. This is known as the crucifix and brings emphasis to the sacrifice and suffering of Christ. [[Protestant]] churches tend to portray the empty cross, emphasizing the resurrected, risen Christ. [http://christianity.about.com/od/symbolspictures/ig/Christian-Symbols-Glossary/Christian-Cross.htm]
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Image:Florentine_Cross.jpg|Florentine Cross
Image:Florentine_Cross.jpg|Florentine Cross
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A crucifix is a cross with an image of Christ shown nailed.
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== See also ==
== See also ==