tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post111065704997904208..comments2023-10-17T12:44:50.593+01:00Comments on Synaxis: Crux fidelisMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972938279831428593noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1111249933101900292005-03-19T16:32:00.000+00:002005-03-19T16:32:00.000+00:00Thanks for all the responses, and especially for t...Thanks for all the responses, and especially for the ideas of which Cross to buy. I have had this at the back of my mind and have rather enjoyed the exchange between Aristibule and Leelte M.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks folks.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972938279831428593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110732064279084932005-03-13T16:41:00.000+00:002005-03-13T16:41:00.000+00:00Yes, they had Chi-Rho pendants, but they had a tea...Yes, they had Chi-Rho pendants, but they had a teardop dangle on them.... <BR/><BR/>Glad you liked seeing all those crosses. Yes, the Canterbury and St. Cuthbert ones were really nice....although rather dear.<BR/><BR/>My godmother gave me a small "Odigitria" icon in the form of a medallion, but over the years it became very badly tarnished and no matter what, I can't clean it--it's not silver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110730445352149702005-03-13T16:14:00.000+00:002005-03-13T16:14:00.000+00:00Ah, excellent. Thanks Leetle M. I've seen that the...Ah, excellent. Thanks Leetle M. I've seen that they've widened their stock - the St. Cuthbert Cross looks especially nice (even if it costs a week's pay for someone like me.) The Canterbury Cross as well - and my old favourite, the Georgian 'Angel Cross' ( the original of which was broken almost ten years ago in the fighting there.) That St. Christine cross can be considered a 'Varangian artifactFather Aristibule Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393651388803251279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110728325880438222005-03-13T15:38:00.000+00:002005-03-13T15:38:00.000+00:00Now, if I spend a lot of money on a new cross for ...Now, if I spend a lot of money on a new cross for myself, you fellows are the ones I'll send the bill to! :)<BR/><BR/>(Just kidding)<BR/><BR/>Leetle M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110721000974735402005-03-13T13:36:00.000+00:002005-03-13T13:36:00.000+00:00Oh, I forgot to mention that the "D" in INBD is a ...Oh, I forgot to mention that the "D" in INBD is a Greek "Delta", so on the titulus it looks like a triangle. The other letters look like English letters. It stands for the word "Doxa". <BR/><BR/>Sorry for forgetting that!<BR/><BR/>Leetle M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110720866258410842005-03-13T13:34:00.000+00:002005-03-13T13:34:00.000+00:00I don't think I can find you a photo of an INBD cr...I don't think I can find you a photo of an INBD cross, Aristibule, but I'll look--I've only seen one once, and it went away with the priest who owned it when he moved to another parish.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your eloquent and very informative post! Obviously there's a lot I don't know about Orthodoxy, but with you around here, I'll learn more every day!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again, and Michael, if my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110690580589311682005-03-13T05:09:00.000+00:002005-03-13T05:09:00.000+00:00As indeed do I. Thank you all.Michael, (who wears...As indeed do I. Thank you all.<BR/><BR/>Michael, (who wears no Cross of any description save for the one imparted at Baptism, mainly because I haven't got a clue which one I prefer).Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972938279831428593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110687757061929772005-03-13T04:22:00.000+00:002005-03-13T04:22:00.000+00:00Looks rather like it is saying what the old Russia...Looks rather like it is saying what the old Russian Tsar said: "My country is Russian, my faith is Greek" - being a Russian Cross in a Greek cross. I'm not sure if it is an issue of 'national boundaries' as there is no such thing as 'national churches'. The Russian Church includes hundreds of nationalities (Russians, Karelians, Ossetes, Ukrainians, Tatars, etc. - often with differing customs, andFather Aristibule Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393651388803251279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110676751802728302005-03-13T01:19:00.000+00:002005-03-13T01:19:00.000+00:00Aristibule did such a fine job that there's little...Aristibule did such a fine job that there's little to be added except:<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, on the "titulus", you may see the letters (Greek) INBD instead of INRI. That stands for Jesus of Nazareth the King of Glory, transfiguring (in a sense) Pilate's jibe that Jesus the Nazarene was the "King of the Jews" (which was like saying He was King of the Nobodies, as far as Pilate was concerned--it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110668042823571722005-03-12T22:54:00.000+00:002005-03-12T22:54:00.000+00:00Sure, the overall cross is 'budding' like Aaron's ...Sure, the overall cross is 'budding' like Aaron's staff. IOW, it is life springing forth from the cross. The IC XC is 'Jesus Christ'. The Inner cross is the cross with the 'titulus' as the top cross bar (that was the sign saying 'King of the Jews'), and the bottom bar is the footrest showing the two choices of the two thieves: one is that on the left of mocking and leads to hell, the other is Father Aristibule Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393651388803251279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110662446472967232005-03-12T21:20:00.000+00:002005-03-12T21:20:00.000+00:00Thank you.I suppose it's rather straightforward. :...Thank you.<BR/><BR/>I suppose it's rather straightforward. :-)<BR/><BR/>I just expected there to be some more symbolism attached to these bars. I suppose it's my Western perpsective of everything having to have a meaning, to the point where we attach symbolism to things that are purely practical, usually after the fact.<BR/><BR/>What of the letters?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972938279831428593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11100766.post-1110662150819497982005-03-12T21:15:00.000+00:002005-03-12T21:15:00.000+00:00Top Bar = INRI signBottom Bar = FootrestTop Bar = INRI sign<BR/>Bottom Bar = FootrestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com