Latin cross

in Karachi, Pakistan Nowadays the Latin cross is mostly used to represent all of Christianity and Christendom, given that it teaches that Jesus sacrificed himself for humanity upon it, atoning for the sins of the world. It is especially used among the denominations of Western Christianity, including the Roman Catholic tradition and several Protestant traditions, such as Lutheranism, Moravianism, Anglicanism, Methodism, and Reformed Christianity, as well as by Anabaptists, Baptists, and Pentecostals. In certain periods, such as during the 16th century English Reformation of the Anglican Church, the Latin cross was disfavored by a minority of theologians such as Nicholas Ridley, though in the overall history of the Western Christian Churches, this was short-lived. ==Cruciform churches==

A Latin cross plan is a floor plan found in many Christian churches and cathedrals. When looked at from above or in plan view it takes the shape of a Latin cross (). Such cruciform churches were very common in the West during the Romanesque period. The longer arm of the Latin cross plan is the nave, which runs on an east–west axis and traditionally contains aisles or chapels. The transept crosses the nave, running north–south, and can be the same width as the nave, or extend further on both sides to create a more pronounced cross shape. The east end is the apse, which traditionally contains the choir, chancel, or presbytery. • Chartres Cathedral is a cathedral in Chartres, France, that was constructed between 1194 and 1220 • Siena Cathedral is a cathedral in Siena, Italy, that was completed between 1215 and 1263 • Cologne Cathedral is a cathedral in Cologne, Germany, that began construction in 1248, but was halted in 1590, unfinished until 1880 • Notre-Dame is a cathedral in Paris, France, that was largely completed by 1260 • Florence Cathedral is a cathedral in Florence, Italy, that was structurally completed in 1436 ==In computer systems==

The glyph has a unicode code point: Similar marks • • • == See also ==