Orthodox Cross Symbol - Meaning, History, and Religious Significance #3473817 (License: Personal Use)

This is a stylized Eastern Orthodox cross, distinguished by its three horizontal bars-the top for the inscription “INRI” (often rendered as “IC XC” in Greek), the middle for Christ’s hands, and the slanted bottom bar symbolizing the footrest and the two thieves. The cloud-like terminals (called “flory” or “trefoils”) signify holiness and divine light. The black-and-white line art emphasizes its liturgical and iconographic purity.

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