The Crucifix

Lakeside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Lakeside Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The symbol of Jesus Christ hanging on the cross is called a crucifix. This cross demonstrates the suffering of Christ. The word crucifix is from Latin and is the combination of two words—cruci and fixus—which translates to one fixed to a cross.

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