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Jerusalem Cross Key Chain
The
Jerusalem Cross, also known as the Crusaders Cross and the
Five-Fold Cross, is comprised of Greek and Tau crosses. Four Tau
crosses meet in the center creating a Greek cross. Four
additional Greek crosses, one in each corner, make a total of
five crosses.
The
symbolism of the five crosses has been explained in a variety of
ways. Here are a few:
 The
five crosses represent the five wounds Jesus received on the
cross. The large center cross represents the wound in Jesus' side
while the four smaller crosses represent the wounds he received
in his hands and feet.
 The
large center cross represents Jesus and the four smaller crosses
represent the four Gospel writers. The four smaller crosses
represent the four corners of the earth to which the gospel is
being taken or for which Jesus died.
 The
five crosses represent the five nations active in the Crusades: Great
Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
The five crosses represent
the five principalities of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Jerusalem
Cross was employed as an emblem by the Crusaders.
Godfrey de Bouillon, who
became the first ruler of Jerusalem after it was captured from the Moslems
in 1099, wore the Jerusalem Cross as his symbol.
Jerusalem Cross:
was used as a
coat of arms for the Latin Kingdom in Jerusalem. During the Crusades,
it was referred to as the "Crusaders Cross". The four small crosses
are symbolic of the four Gospels proclaimed to the four corners of the
earth, beginning in Jerusalem; the large cross symbolizes the person
of Christ.
The
Cross is fashioned by hand from the trimmings of the Jerusalem
olive trees, an essential process for healthy and proper growth of olive
trees.
The olive tree is a living
symbol of the tenacity of life as it can live and produce for 2.000
years or more. The olive tree is connected to our Christian faith as
Jesus prayed under an olive tree and his crucifixion on an olive wood
cross made from the olive wood taken from the garden of Gethsemane in
Jerusalem.
This Cross measures 1'' x
1.'' this picture is the actual size for the cross
The Holy Land is the only place that makes the Jerusalem cross
you will never find it anywhere else the skill of making the
crusaders cross was passed down through generations.
Nothing stirs the passions of
the devout like Jerusalem. Throughout the millennia, nations have warred
over it, armies have sacked it and kings
have rebuilt it. Even today Jerusalem remains a quandary of international
diplomacy. Clearly, the Biblical record attests to the lure of Jerusalem.
The righteous inhabited it, the pious wept over it. It has been conquered
thirty seven times in its 3000 year history. At the triumphal entry,
Jesus "saw the city and wept over it" (Luke 19:41).
”. . . and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is
not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever
loses his life for my sake will find it.” Matthew 10:38-39
Capture
the spirit of Jerusalem with this Hand Crafted Olive Wood Cross
Crusaders key chain
Great gift! Ideal for
your home keys and car keys ,
it is a wonderful
daily reminder of your religious heritage and symbolic Message of Faith.
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