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The cross symbolizes Christ savior, the second person of the Trinity. The cross is the Christian sign by excellence. The cross is presented with three basic variants: the equal-armed Greek Cross, the unequal-armed Latin Cross and the Patriarchal Cross with two horizontal arms.

Churches:

El Salvador de Sepúlveda (Segovia), San Juan de Portomarín (Lugo), Santiago de Agüero (Huesca), Santa María de Moreruela (Zamora), Capilla de Santa Lucía (Barcelona), Santes Creus (Tarragona), Santa María de Fitero (Navarra), Virgen de la Peña (Sepúlveda, Segovia).

Read more in The stonemason’s signs in the Romanesque churches in Spain.

 
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