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Origins

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The cross is one of the world’s most icon religious symbols and represents the cornerstone of Christian faith: The crucifixion of Jesus Christ (note that there are two versions, one with Jesus hanging on the cross, and the other, without. It can be said the version without specifically represents the resurrection of Jesus Christ). However, this wasn’t the first and only symbol Christianity used throughout its early expansion.

Since 2nd century CE, over a dozen symbols were used to represent Christianity, like the ichthys (a Greek symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, where the ends extend past its conjunction to resemble the profile of a fish), the Chi Rho (Roman emperor, Constantine the Great, called it labarum), and the Alpha and Omega—the first and last letters in the Greek alphabet. With numerous symbols representing one religion, how did Christianity come to adopt the cross as its official logo?