Cross of Saint James
The Cross of Saint James as used by the Order of Santiago
In heraldry, the Cross of Saint James, also called the Santiago cross or the cruz espada,[1] is a charge in the form of a cross. It combines a cross fitchy (the lower limb is pointed, as if to be driven into the ground) with either a cross fleury[2] (the arms end in fleurs-de-lys) or a cross moline[1] (the ends of the arms are forked and rounded).
Most notably, a red Cross of Saint James with flourished arms, surmounted with an escallop,[2] was the emblem of the twelfth-century Spanish military Order of Santiago, named after Saint James the Greater. It is also used as a decorative element on the Tarta de Santiago, a traditional Galician sweet.
Gallery
Cross of Saint James- Cross of Saint James as used by the Order of Santiago
Cross of Saint James from the heraldic atlas of Jhr. J.L.M.Graafland
Cross crosslet fitchy
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Cross of Saint James - Order of Saint James of the Sword (Portugal)
Emblem of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile
External links
Media related to Cross of Saint James at Wikimedia Commons
References
- 1 2 Davies, Nikolas; Jokiniemi, Erkki (2012). Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction. Routledge. p. 104. ISBN 9781136410253.
Cross of St James: a cross moline with a pointed base
- 1 2 Berry, William (1828). Encyclopaedia Heraldica Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry, Volume 1. Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper. p. 177.
Cross of St. James is a red sword, formed at the hilt like a cross flory and charged with an escallop.
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