the cross became a christian symbol in the 2nd century.
when did the cross become a christian symbol?
in the 2nd century
although christians accepted that the cross was the gallows on which jesus died, they had already begun in the 2nd century to use it as a christian symbol. during the first three centuries of the christian era the cross was "a symbol of minor importance" when compared to the prominence given to it later, but by the second century it was closely associated with christians, to the point where christians were mocked as "adorers of the gibbet" ("crucis religiosi"), an accusation countered by tertullian. and it was already a tradition for christians to trace repeatedly on their foreheads the sign of the cross. martin luther at the time of the reformation retained the cross and crucifix in the lutheran church, which remains an important feature of lutheran devotion and worship today. luther wrote: "crux sola est nostra theologia", "the cross alone is our theology."
christian cross
cross of saint peter





























the cross of saint peter or petrine cross is an inverted latin cross. though traditionally used as a christian symbol, it has been used in recent times as an anti-christian symbol.





























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cross of saint peter