Английская Википедия:Armenian Cross

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Шаблон:Multiple image An Armenian cross is a symbol that combines a cross with a floral postament or elements. The cross of Armenian Christianity is combined with the Christian cross, and this design was often used for high crosses (khachkar) – a free-standing cross made of stone and often richly decorated.

Pre-Christian connections

The Armenologist James R. Russell notes that the Armenian Cross incorporates influences from Armenia's Zoroastrian past. As Zoroastrian traditions were very much integrated into Armenian spiritual and material culture, they survived the zealotry of the Sasanian priest Kartir (Шаблон:Flourished) and his successors, and were ultimately incorporated into Armenian Christianity. Russell adds: "The Armenian Cross itself is supported on tongues of flame and has at its center not the body of Christ, but a sunburst".

Gallery

• The Holy Savior khachkar in Haghpat (1273)

  The Holy Savior khachkar in Haghpat (1273)

• An Amenaprkich khachkhar in Etchmiadzin

  An Amenaprkich khachkhar in Etchmiadzin

• Amenaprkich khatchkar with two others at the Sourp Nshan Church in downtown Beirut, Lebanon (2001)

  Amenaprkich khatchkar with two others at the Sourp Nshan Church in downtown Beirut, Lebanon (2001)

• A khackhar at the Armenian Catholicossate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon

  A khackhar at the Armenian Catholicossate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon

• A khachkar in Sanahin

  A khachkar in Sanahin

• A modern, Amenaprkich-type, khachkar in Novi Sad, Serbia (1993)

  A modern, Amenaprkich-type, khachkar in Novi Sad, Serbia (1993)

• A large 13th-century khachkar at Gandzasar Monastery in Artsakh

  A large 13th-century khachkar at Gandzasar Monastery in Artsakh

• The famous double khachkars of the Memorial Bell-Tower of the Dadivank Monastery in Artsakh

  The famous double khachkars of the Memorial Bell-Tower of the Dadivank Monastery in Artsakh

• Modern khachkar (1999), St. James Armenian Church in Watertown, MA, USA

  Modern khachkar (1999), St. James Armenian Church in Watertown, MA, USA

• Файл:Katchkar.jpg
• USVA Headstone Emblem 42

  USVA Headstone Emblem 42

See also

• Celtic knot
• High cross
• Khachkar

Bibliography

• Шаблон:Note Шаблон:Armenian Art 1989

External links

• Khatchkar collection at Armenica.org
• Old Jugha page on Armeniapedia
• Destruction of Jugha khachkars by Azeri soldiers captured in photos and movie clips.
• Khachkar page on Armeniapedia (many photos)
• Photos at Armenia Photos.info Шаблон:Webarchive
• Photos of 15th/16th CE khatchkars near Bitlis, Turkey
• Khachkar.am :: Everything about khachkars
• Triumph of Tolerance or Vandalism?
• Photos and history of Khachkars
• Djulfa Virtual Memorial and Museum
• Photos of Exceptional Samples of Armenian Cross-Stones (Khachkars)