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The Cross - ܨܠܝܒܐ

http://syriaca.org/person/1661
The Cross on which Jesus was crucified was an object of devotion in late antiquity, and there were many narratives that describe how it appeared or was found in Jerusalem.1

Names

  • ܨܠܝܒܐ1
  • The Cross
  • ܨܠܝܒ1
  • Croix1
  • Cross
  • ṣaliba

Attestations

Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1107] .

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Cross is commemorated in The First Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1136] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1203] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1258] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1379] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1380] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1456] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1464] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1475] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1523] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1562] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1563] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Dedication of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1582] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1583] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1584] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1618] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1622] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1663] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1664] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1685] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1698] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1700] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1707] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1717] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1718] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1771] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1772] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1773] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1804] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1809] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1853] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1902] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1906] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1973] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/2000] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/2003] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/2022] .

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Cross is commemorated in A Syriac Version of the Letter of Cyril of Jerusalem on the Vision of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/2037] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (variant) (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1302] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross Narrative (How it was Thrown into a Pit by Jews) (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/299] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Discovery of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1339] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Dedication of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1561] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Dedication of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1970] .

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Cross is commemorated in Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1880] .

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Cross is commemorated in The First Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/298] .

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Cross is commemorated in The First Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/972] .

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Cross is commemorated in The First Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/973] .

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Cross is commemorated in The First Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1866] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Second Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/251] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Second Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/974] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Second Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/975] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Discovery of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1373] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Second Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1867] .

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Cross is commemorated in Findings of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1645] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Finding of the Cross by Helen (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1398] .

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Cross is commemorated in Finding of the Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1869] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross Stolen by the Jews (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1930] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1675] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross, Thief, and Baptism (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1915] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross and Passion (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1449] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross and the Thief (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1239] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross and the Thief (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1240] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross and the thief (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1447] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross and the Thief (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1239] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross and the Thief (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1240] .

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Cross is commemorated in The Cross and the thief (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1447] .

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Cross is commemorated in Cross (Appearance to Constantine) (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1762] .

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Notes

The Cross on which Jesus was crucified was an object of devotion in late antiquity, and there were many narratives that describe how it appeared or was found in Jerusalem.1
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Works Cited

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  • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 937, 972, 1043, 1101, 1244, 1245, 1335, 1343, 1354, 1430, 1479, 1480, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1538, 1543, 1590, 1591, 1613, 1628, 1630, 1637, 1647, 1648, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1745, 1750, 1806, 1862, 1868, 1940, 1969, 1972, 1991, 2007, 1152, 78, 1203, 1478, 1937, 1839, 77, 780, 781, 1820, 30, 782, 783, 1238, 1821, 1571, 1268, 1824, 1894, 1603, 1877, 1326, 1081, 1082, 1324, 1081, 1082, 1324, 1697.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 2 H. J. W. Drijvers and Jan Willem Drijvers, The Finding of the True Cross: The Judas Kyriakos Legend in Syriac: Introduction, Text, and Translation, Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, vol. 565 (Leuven: Peeters, 1997)Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Worldcat Bibliographic record

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The Cross — ܨܠܝܒܐ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1661.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The Cross — ܨܠܝܒܐ .”, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. 1 of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1661.

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Entry Title: The Cross — ܨܠܝܒܐ

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  • Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
  • Data architecture and encoding by David A. Michelson
  • Editing, Syriac data conversion, data entry, and reconciling by Adam P. Kane
  • Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo
  • Entries adapted from the work of Jean Maurice Fiey
  • Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
  • Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne
  • Additional citations entered by Nathan P. Gibson

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