Crux immissa or Latin cross is a type of the cross in which the vertical beam sticks above the crossbeam, as the main representation of the cross by which Jesus Christ was crucified.
Other types of crosses:
- crux simplex = like letter I
- crux decussata = like letter X
- crux commissa (Cross of Tau) = like letter T
Famous quotes containing the word crux:
“This is the crux of the moral pessimists: if they really wanted to promote their neighbor’s redemption, then they would have to resolve themselves to spoiling existence for him, and thus to being his misfortune; out of pity, they would have to—become evil!”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)