cross of Saint James (in some depictions)

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Christian cross heraldic charge religious symbol

The cross of Saint James is a distinctive red, sword-shaped Christian cross associated with the Order of Santiago and often used as a heraldic and religious emblem in Spain.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
cross of Saint James 1
cross of Saint James (in some depictions) canonical 1
red cross of Saint James 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian cross ⓘ
heraldic charge ⓘ
religious symbol ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cruz de Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Order of Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saint James the Greater NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spanish military orders NERFINISHED ⓘ
color red ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Spanish Catholic identity ⓘ
symbol of the Camino de Santiago ⓘ
depicts stylized sword ⓘ
field Christian iconography ⓘ
heraldry ⓘ
vexillology ⓘ
follows Latin cross form (modified) ⓘ
hasPart fleur-de-lis shaped arms ⓘ
sword blade as lower arm ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy martial character of the Order of Santiago ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
namedAfter Saint James the Greater NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableIn Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
shape sword-shaped cross ⓘ
symbolizes chivalric ideals ⓘ
defense of the faith ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ
militant Christianity ⓘ
pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
usedAs badge of the Order of Santiago ⓘ
heraldic emblem ⓘ
religious emblem ⓘ
symbol of military knighthood ⓘ
usedIn Spanish heraldry ⓘ
ecclesiastical heraldry ⓘ
insignia of Spanish military units ⓘ
insignia of Spanish religious confraternities ⓘ
logos of institutions linked to Saint James ⓘ
pilgrimage souvenirs of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
usedOn banners ⓘ
church decorations ⓘ
military standards ⓘ
pilgrim badges ⓘ
shields ⓘ
vestments of the Order of Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coat of arms of Melilla → hasElement → cross of Saint James (in some depictions) ⓘ
Order of Santiago → symbol → cross of Saint James (in some depictions) ⓘ
this entity surface form: red cross of Saint James
Master of the Order of Saint James of the Sword → symbolizedBy → cross of Saint James (in some depictions) ⓘ
this entity surface form: cross of Saint James