These Rustic Religious Crosses of Iron
Are 7 inches by 4.5 inches with actual rust antiquing and have decorative scrolling throughout. The crosses of iron have oval flat bases which are four crossed feet. At the base of the cross of iron are two palm leaf designs. The delicate scrollwork throughout the Christian cross enhances the beauty of this dynamic religious cross. The picture of this Christian cross does not do justice to the rustic beauty of this heavy holy cross of iron.

Holy Cross History:
The holy cross is the most common symbol of Christianity today. The Christian cross is a sacred emblem of the Christian faith. The religious crosses are a symbol of redemption, signifying Christ’s death on the holy cross. Christians believe that Jesus’ Crucifixion played a central role in redeeming humanity from its sins, and they regard the holy cross as a sign of redemption. The cross has had an enduring part in the Christian faith.
The use of the religious cross as a symbol of faith goes back at least as far as the second century A.D. During the first 300 years after Christ’s death, Christians feared persecution by the hostile Roman government and rarely displayed the religious crosses in public. In the 300’s the Romans began to tolerate Christianity, and Christian crosses were then displayed in public. Terrullian, an early Christian writer, says that the Christians of his time used the holy cross daily. St. Augustine in his writings speaks of the way the sign of the holy cross was used in performing the sacred acts of the Church, or sacraments.
During the early Middle Ages, Christian artists made religious crosses as symbols of the Christian belief in the Resurrection of Christ. Many of these crosses portrayed the risen Christ wearing priestly clothes and a royal crown. Later Christians began to emphasize the suffering of Jesus on the holy cross in crucifixes that depicts an image of the dying Jesus on the holy cross.
Religious crosses have a number of uses in Christian worship. A Christian cross on a staff is carried in many processions. During some ceremonies, members of the clergy or worshipers trace the shape of a cross with a hand or certain fingers. Holy crosses were put up to mark the graves of heroes, kings, and bishops during the Middle Ages. Often religious crosses were set up in market places. People preached beneath religious crosses. Even today churches are often built with their floor plan in the shape of a cross picture.