Cross Styles

[Subdeacon Joe]

Found on FB

 

What Your Favourite Cross Says About You
Latin Cross
You are either beautifully orthodox or you have made the safest branding decision in Christian history. Your theology may be deep, but your tattoo/pfp/church logo says, “I fear God, love Jesus, and do not want to explain myself to my grandmother.”

St. Peter’s Cross
You know it is not originally satanic, and by God, everyone else is going to know too. You are one conversation away from saying, “Actually, Peter was crucified upside down,” while someone just wanted to know where the bathroom was.

Calvary Cross
You like your Christianity with steps, structure, and a vague feeling of funeral-home reverence. You are probably the sort of person who says “the old rugged cross” and means every splinter of it.

Patriarchal Cross
You want people to know your Christianity has hierarchy, history, and at least one bishop who owns robes more expensive than your car. You do not merely attend church; you submit to ecclesiastical architecture.

Lorraine Cross
You like your cross with French resistance energy. You are either into heraldry, anti-tyranny symbolism, or you just wanted something that says, “I would have had very strong opinions during the Thirty Years’ War.”

Papal Cross
You do not simply enjoy tradition. You want tradition with a throne, a tiara, and a bureaucracy large enough to make Rome blush twice. Your favourite church word is probably “magisterium,” and yes, everyone can tell.

Celtic Cross
You like Christianity best when it looks like it was carved into wet stone while a monk battled depression in a foggy field. You own boots, enjoy old hymns, and have at least once said, “There’s something about the ancient paths.”

Orthodox Cross
You have never once merely answered a question. You have given “the ancient apostolic faith” as a hostage negotiation. You probably have icons, beeswax candles, and a severe allergy to the phrase “worship experience.”

Greek Cross
You are tidy, symmetrical, and possibly a little too pleased with yourself. This cross says, “I like early Christianity, but I also enjoy clean design and not looking like I’m trying too hard.”

Saltire / St. Andrew’s Cross
You have martyrdom energy, Scottish energy, or both. You want your cross to say, “I am humble,” but also, “My patron saint was crucified diagonally, because apparently regular suffering lacked visual flair.”

Chi-Rho, Version One
You discovered early church history and became insufferable in the best possible way. You now regard most modern church logos as theological clip art from the bargain bin of ecclesiastical amnesia.

Chi-Rho, Version Two
Same as above, but you are more design-conscious and slightly more dangerous. You don’t want a symbol; you want a christological monogram that looks like it could appear on a battle standard before an empire changes religion.

Tau Cross
You are either Franciscan, monastic-adjacent, or you like your Christianity so primitive it predates everyone’s denominational arguments. Your cross says, “I follow Christ,” but also, “I may live in a hut and judge your HVAC.”

Thieves’ Cross
You are dramatic. There is no way around it. You like redemption stories, last-minute grace, and probably quote the thief on the cross whenever someone starts acting like sanctification is a résumé competition.

Cross Pattée
You have crusader vibes, motorcycle vibes, Warhammer vibes, or some dangerous mixture of all three. You want a cross that says “Christ is King,” but also, “I may own a sword I describe as ‘functional.’”

Maltese Cross
You like charity, courage, martial history, and looking like you belong to an ancient hospital order with excellent branding. Your ideal Christian life involves serving the poor while dressed like someone who could also repel pirates.

Cross Moline
You are either into heraldry or you are the kind of Anglican who knows exactly what “moline” means and has been waiting ten years for someone to ask. Nobody has asked. You are still ready.

Cross Fleury
You like beauty, ornament, and Christianity with floral tips because apparently even the instrument of execution needed liturgical flourish. You probably enjoy stained glass and have strong feelings about ugly church carpets.

Cross Patonce
You chose the cross fleury but wanted it to look like it had eaten a medieval banquet. This cross says, “I appreciate tradition, but I also want my symbol to look like it can bloom, bless, and bludgeon.”

Cross Engrailed
You like your cross with jagged edges, because smooth holiness felt too seeker-sensitive. You are probably the sort of person who thinks Lent should hurt more.

Cross Pommée
You are gentle, old-world, and probably enjoy church history in a tweed jacket. The little knobs say, “I am approachable,” but the obscure heraldic form says, “No, I will still explain the Council of Chalcedon.”

Cross Potent
You have Jerusalem Cross energy but want to seem less obvious about it. Your cross looks like four tiny crutches, which is fitting, because you are probably propping up a whole personality with medieval symbolism.

Cross Fourchée
You looked at a normal cross and said, “Can we make the ends look like they are trying to fork the devil?” You are niche, intense, and possibly banned from choosing the church logo.

Cross Crosslet
One cross was not enough. You needed a cross made of smaller crosses, because apparently your symbolism needed sub-symbolism. You are the kind of Christian who footnotes footnotes.

Cross Botonnée
You like soft edges, old churches, and symbols that look like they were drawn by a monk who had a good breakfast. Your faith aesthetic is half cathedral, half grandmother’s brooch.

Cross Recercelée
You are obscure on purpose. You enjoy being asked what it means, but only because it gives you permission to deliver a seven-minute lecture no one consented to.

Cross Pointed
You are minimalist, severe, and possibly believe all church furniture should look capable of repentance. This cross says, “No nonsense, no fluff, no felt banners.”

Cross Quadrate
You like your Christianity square, solid, and immovable. You probably believe “relevance” is where doctrine goes to die under fluorescent lights.

Cross Voided
You are the kind of person who likes negative space because apparently even your cross needed a doctrine of absence. You may be an artist, an Anglican, or someone who says “liminal” too much.

Jerusalem Cross
You have Christendom energy. You do not merely want personal faith; you want banners, pilgrimage, stone streets, old maps, and a mild concern that modern worship music has weakened the West. This cross says, “The gospel to the four corners of the earth,” but also, “I have opinions about architecture, empire, and why churches should have thicker doors.”

 

 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

My family Scottish crest has a Celtic (we pronounce it KEltic) cross on it, so that's been my personal cross for over 84 years.  My Dad's ancestors were Scottish, Irish, English, Welch, and Walloon.  Mom's kinfolk were Scottish, Italian, French, and English.

 

We got crosses of some sort all over the place but I still favor the Celtic cross in all of its variations.

 

The  family slogan on the crest, "In Cruce Salus" (roughly translated as "In The Cross  Is  Salvation").

[watab kid]

mine is the cross of st andrew - im a scottsman , ill admit that ive seen and worn a couple others over tjhe years , my first wife was lutheran and gave me a cross in 1965 when we met that i wore till we divorced in 1978 after ten years of marriage , my second wife was also lutheran and there was no cross , it lasted eight years , my current wife is catholic [as am i] we have lots of crosses here of all sorts we are going to celebrate 35 years this fall , there are crosses in the house and outside the house - along with a support the police sign ,