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McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia · 1867–1887

Patriarchal Cross

Patriarchal Cross, a cross which, like the patriarchal crosier, has its upright part crossed by two horizontal bars, the upper shorter than the lower. A patriarchal or fimbriated cross was a badge of the Knights Templars.

Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, John McClintock and James Strong (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887). Public domain.