Cross of Nails

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Christian symbol religious symbol

The Cross of Nails is a Christian symbol of reconciliation and peace, originating from medieval nails recovered from the bombed Coventry Cathedral during World War II.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Community of the Cross of Nails 3

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian symbol ⓘ
religious symbol ⓘ
associatedMovement Christian reconciliation movement ⓘ
associatedWith Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: Coventry Cathedral Community of the Cross of Nails
associatedWithEvent air raid on Coventry Cathedral on 14 November 1940 ⓘ
bombing of Coventry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalSignificance icon of Coventry as a city of peace ⓘ
symbol of post-war Anglo-German reconciliation ⓘ
distributedTo churches worldwide ⓘ
peace and reconciliation centers ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
firstCreatedAfter bombing of Coventry Cathedral in 1940 ⓘ
hasNetwork Cross of Nails self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Community of the Cross of Nails
hasReplica Berlin ⓘ
Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hiroshima ⓘ
various cathedrals and churches worldwide ⓘ
hasShape Latin cross ⓘ
hasSymbolicMeaning forgiveness ⓘ
hope ⓘ
peace ⓘ
reconciliation ⓘ
inspired international reconciliation partnerships ⓘ
madeFrom medieval nails ⓘ
nails recovered from bombed Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
materialOrigin roof timbers of medieval Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
mottoAssociated Father forgive ⓘ
notableLocation Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: new Coventry Cathedral

ruins of old Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
originatedDuring World War II ⓘ
originatedIn Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
Coventry ⓘ
surface form: Coventry, England
religion Christianity ⓘ
symbolizes Christian response to war and destruction ⓘ
commitment to peacebuilding ⓘ
reconciliation between former enemies ⓘ
usedFor ecumenical relations ⓘ
post-conflict healing ⓘ
promoting peace ⓘ
promoting reconciliation ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Coventry Cathedral → affiliation → Cross of Nails ⓘ
this entity surface form: Community of the Cross of Nails
this entity surface form: Community of the Cross of Nails
St Michael’s Cathedral → features → Cross of Nails ⓘ
Coventry Cathedral → hasFeature → Cross of Nails ⓘ
Cross of Nails → hasNetwork → Cross of Nails self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Community of the Cross of Nails
Coventry → hasSymbol → Cross of Nails ⓘ