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	Catholic Confirmation Gifts - Christian Crosses - Spiritual Gifts - Graduation Gifts
		This cross is known as the Jerusalem cross, the cross of Palestine, and was used as a symbol for the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem after the Holy city had been conquered by the crusaders until the kingdom of Jerusalem was conquered by warriors from inner Asia fighting for the sultan of Egypt in 1244.
		The formee cross is an artistic representation of the cross of Christ.
		The Elf Cross or Ella Cross is from Scania, Sweden.
	www.ealaindraoi.com /christiancrossesproducts.html (1134 words)

	Maltese cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maltese cross is identified as the symbol of Christian warriors.
		It is considered as one of the National Symbols of Malta and used to be depicted on the two mils coin of the island prior to the removal of that denomination from circulation.
		The official symbol of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity is the cross pattée, though the organization's founder thought it was a Maltese cross when the organization was formed in 1865.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maltese_Cross_(symbol) (409 words)

	Maltese Cross History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Maltese Cross is a symbol of protection and a badge of honor with a story that is hundreds of years old.
		The cross was later called the "Maltese Cross" and represented the principles of charity, loyalty, chivalry, gallantry, generosity to friend and foe, protection of the weak, and dexterity in service.
		The Maltese Cross is a fire fighter's badge of honor, signifying that he or she works in courage....a ladder-rung away from death.
	www.co.frederick.md.us /Rescue/cross.html (355 words)

	History of the Maltese Cross. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Some crosses on the coins of the Grand Masters of Rhodes and Malta from the 14th and 15th Centuries, are indeed eight pointed but are variations of the Cross Moline, Cross Potent with chamfered ends.
		From the evidence of the Seals, the Cross Formée and Cross Pattée (a thicker form of Cross with definite fluted arms) with a variant form in the Pattée Formée (almost four triangles in square formation) were used in the 12th and 13th centuries.
		This was represented by a Cross Formée Branchée/ Fichée, (the Rhodian Cross).
	www2.prestel.co.uk /church/oosj/cross.htm (2861 words)

	Swanton Fire Dept. Maltese Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The symbol of a fire department and the badge of a fireman is, the Maltese Cross.
		The Maltese Cross is a symbol of protection and is worn as a badge of honor.
		The Maltese Cross is a fireman's badge of honor, signifying that he works in courage - a ladder rung away from death.
	www.swanton.net /pages/maltese.html (281 words)

	Maltese Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Maltese Cross is a symbol of protection, a badge of honor, and its story is hundreds of years old.
		It means that the Firefighter that wears the cross is willing to lay down his life for you, just as the Crusaders sacrificed their lives for their fellow man many years ago.
		The Maltese Cross is a Firefighter’s badge of honor, signifying that he works in courage------a ladder rung away from death.
	www.paramusfire.org /maltese_cross.htm (257 words)

	Christian cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cross was the first of the Instruments of the Passion that came to be venerated in the form of relics.
		Connected with the cross is the medieval legend of the Tree of Jesse, from the wood of which the cross was said to have been fashioned.
		Denotes a glorification of the cross, this form was inspired by the cult of the cross that arose after Saint Helena's discovery of the true cross in Jerusalem in 327.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_cross (2024 words)

	Maltese Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This with the cypher and coronet of the Duke of Edinburgh was to remain as the badge of The Wiltshire Regiment.
		The Officers of The Wiltshire Regiment wore a silver Cross patee in their patrol dress and later in No. 1 dress and eventually in all forms of dress, and was chosen to be the basis of the Regimental badge of the new Regiment.
		The Huguenot Cross is composed of a Maltese Cross with four arms of equal length, each becoming broader as it leaves the center.
	www.tattoodaily.com /mag/maltese_cross.html (1290 words)

	History of the Iron Cross - Maltese Cross
		The Maltese cross, used as an identifying insignia on the habit of the Knights of Malta, was for the purpose of identifying themselves from their enemies.
		The original iron cross consisted of a flened iron core in the shape of the cross patt`ee, surrounded by a two-piece silver frame that is soldered together.
		The center of the cross has a sprig of three oak leaves, while the upper arm has the cipher FW (Frederic Willhelm) surmounted by the Prussian crown, and the lower arm has 1813 for the year of introduction; the reverse of the medal is plain.
	www.choppers.com /iron_cross.asp (1310 words)

	History of the Maltese Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The eight-point Maltese Cross is the international symbol of the fire service's willingness to make great sacrifices in order to protect others from the ravages of fire.
		The symbol on their flag, the eight-point cross, became known as the "Maltese Cross." The cross, which had originally helped the knights distinguish between friend and foe, became the ultimate symbol of heroism and service.
		The cross, which is considered sacred, represents the principles of charity, loyalty, chivalry, gallantry, generosity to friend and foe, protection of the weak, and dexterity in service.
	www.bettendorf.lib.ia.us /firedept/history/maltesehx.htm (396 words)

	History of the Maltese Cross - Effingham Fire Department - Effingham Illinois
		The Maltese Cross is the symbol for the fire service and represents the ideals of saving lives and extinguishing fires.
		The Maltese Cross has its origins going back to the era of the Crusades and is named after the island of Malta which came to be the home of the Knights of St. John which existed during the 11th and 12th centuries.
		They chose the Cross of Calvary, which would later be known as the Maltese Cross, as their symbol because the Crusades were battles fought for a holy cause.
	www.effinghamil.com /government/fire_dept/maltese_cross.html (309 words)

	BFD Local 920 - Jr. Firefighters Maltese Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Since the Knights of St. John lived nearly four centuries on the island of Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea, the cross came to be known as the Maltese Cross.
		It means that the Firefighter who wears this cross is willing to lay down his/her life for you just as the crusaders sacrificed their lives for their fellow man so many years ago.
		The Maltese Cross is a Firefighter's badge of honor, signifying that he/she works in courage - a ladder's rung away from death.
	www.bfdlocal920.com /kid_maltese.htm (256 words)

	FVFD: Members (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The symbol of a fire department and the badge of a fire fighter is the Maltese Cross.
		It means that the fire fighter who wears the cross is willing to lay down his life for you just as the crusaders sacrificed their lives for their fellow man so many years ago.
		The Maltese Cross is a fire fighter's badge of honor.
	fairviewfd.south-fayette.pa.us /maltese.html (273 words)

	The Maltese Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		From the days of the first crusade, the cross has been the symbol of the Christian warrior who pledged not only to fight in defense of the Holy Land, but also to protect the lives of his compatriots.
		The Maltese Cross now worn by modern firefighters is actually an adaptation of a particular crusader insignia, the cross of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem...
		The Maltese Cross is a Firefighter's badge of honor, signifying that he/she works in courage...
	www.mendhamfd.org /Cross.htm (362 words)

	The Maltese Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Maltese Cross is a symbol of protection-a badge of honor.
		It means that the fire fighter that wears this Cross is willing to lay down his life, just as the Crusaders sacrificed their lives for their fellow men so many years ago.
		The Maltese Cross is a Fire Fighter's Badge of Courage...a ladder-rung away from death.
	www.datasync.com /nexus/fire/cross.htm (251 words)

	Maltese Cross History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Maltese cross is known around the world as a symbol of the fire service.
		The Maltese cross is named after the island of Malta, which came to be the home of the Knights of St. John.
		They chose the Cross of Calvary, which would later be known as the Maltese cross.
	www.co.cleveland.nc.us /emfm/malte.htm (264 words)

	Maltese Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Maltese Cross is a Fire Fighter's badge of honor, signifying that he works in courage - a ladder's rung away from death.
		The newly designed, six barred cross, was adapted from the Medical Identification Symbol of the American Medical Association and was registered as a certification mark on February 1, 1977 with the Commissioner of Patents and Trade-marks in the name of the National Highway Traffic Safety and Administration.
		The snake and staff in the center of the symbol portray the staff Asclepius who, according to Greek mythology, was the son of Apollo (god of light, truth and prophecy).
	www.gocolumbiamo.com /Fire/Honor_Guard/maltese_cross.html (1097 words)

	M.F.R.D. - The Story of the Maltese Cross
		Since the Knights of Saint John lived for close to four centuries on the island of Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea, the cross came to be known as the Maltese Cross.
		It means that the firefighter that wears this cross is willing to lay down his life for you, just as the crusaders sacrificed their lives for their fellow man so many years ago.
		The Maltese Cross is a firefighter's badge of honor, signifying that he works in courage - a ladder rung away from death.
	www.ci.marshfield.wi.us /FD/maltesec.htm (269 words)

	The Maltese cross and the Juuji font
		Here we see that the Maltese cross is not what we usually think it is. In fact, the Cross Pattée is more like what is used in practice, with perhaps less flaring near the ends.
		The Cross Formé is softer, gentler, and as we will see further on, has become the standard symbol for "Maltese cross", even though that name is thus historically incorrect.
		It is perhaps surprising that Maltese crosses have a precise mathematical definition, at least according to Steve Wolfram at Mathematica.
	cg.scs.carleton.ca /~luc/maltesecrosses.html (390 words)

	History of the Maltese Cross
		It was a horrible device of war; it wrought excruciating pain and death to the fighters for the Cross.
		Since the Knights of St. John lived for close to four centuries on the little island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea, the cross came to be known as the Maltese Cross.The Maltese Cross is the emblem of the Fire Service.
		The Maltese Cross symbol of protection means that fire fighters who wear this cross are willing to lay down their lives for the citizens they serve.
	www.rffow.org /maltese.html (225 words)

	CROSS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Almost everyone is aware of the fact that all firemen, professional and volunteer alike, wear the same symbol of protection, the same badge of honor.The Maltese Cross.
		Their badge was a white coat cross edged in gold, similar in shape to those worn by firemen today.
		The Maltese Cross is a symbol of Protection, when seen by the average citizen.
	www.cpf4103.homestead.com /CROSS.html (432 words)

	The Maltese Cross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It originated with the Knights of St John of Jerusalem at the time of the crusades, and later in the Maltese Cross, the emblem of the Knights of Malta.
		A white or silver cross on a dark background was adopted by these knights or 'hospitallers' as they were known, because of their charity toward the sick and poor in setting up hospices and hospitals.
		The eight-pointed star is in fact again based on the Cross of St John, with the points or 'tenets' of the star representing the knightly virtues of tact, perseverance, gallantry, loyalty, dexterity, explicitness, observation and sympathy.
	www.users.bigpond.net.au /ntfirebrigade/the_maltese_cross.htm (623 words)

	History of the Maltese Cross. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Some crosses on the coins of the Grand Masters of Rhodes and Malta from the 14th and 15th Centuries, are indeed eight pointed but are variations of the Cross Moline, Cross Potent with chamfered ends.
		This Cross Moline of the Order (if it was in regular use) was eventually displaced by a variant of the Cross Formée with a concave or "v" ends, as witnessed by the artwork which emerged after the Seige of 1480.
		From the evidence of the Seals, the Cross Formée and Cross Pattée (a thicker form of Cross with definite fluted arms) with a variant form in the Pattée Formée (almost four triangles in square formation) were used in the 12th and 13th centuries.
	www3.prestel.co.uk /church/oosj/cross.htm (2861 words)

	Sovereign Military Order of Malta - The Maltese Cross
		The eight-pointed cross is a symbol used by the knights to denote the eight obligations or aspirations of the knights.
		The St John cross is often referred to as the 'eight-pointed cross', the 'White Cross' and the 'Maltese Cross'...
		The 'elongated Iron Crosses', the sort of thing that in the Templar case gave rise to the St George's Cross of England, were used by both the Templars and the Hospitallers as their banners and arms.
	www.fotw.us /flags/smom).html (2516 words)

	The Maltese Cross - a sinister design?
		The definition of a Maltese Cross is one which conforms to a strict definition ("a cross of made from four straight lined pointed arrowheads, meeting at their points, with the ends of the arms consisting of indented 'v's") is without doubt a Christian symbol.
		The true Maltese Cross is described above as "a cross of made from four straight lined pointed arrowheads, meeting at their points, with the ends of the arms consisting of indented 'v's".
		It is a Christian symbol commemoration the death of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross.
	www.netpages.free-online.co.uk /gms/sinister.htm (1062 words)

	Cross
		is a symbol of protection and a badge of honor.
		Their heroic efforts were reconized by fellow crusaders who awarded each here a badge of honor- a cross similar to the one fireman wear today.
		The Maltese Cross is a fireman's badge of honor, signifying that he works in courage- a ladder rung away from death.
	www.geocities.com /fultonvfd/Cross.html (265 words)

	St. John's Cross
		With this military/fighting association, the cross was the emblem of the Knights of St. John, who were driven from Rhodes to the island of Malta by the Turks.
		The eight-pointed cross is a symbol used by the knights to denote the eight chivalric obligations or aspirations of the knights: loyalty, piety, honesty, bravery, honour, self sacrifice, charity for the poor and the sick, and respect for the Church.
		The St. John's Cross still maintains a 'valour and rescue' image, both in civilian life (several fire and ambulance services) and in the military where it is often the basis of a Campaign Cross
	www.seiyaku.com /customs/crosses/maltese.html (587 words)

	City of Piqua Ohio Fire Department - Maltese Cross
		This Maltese Cross is a symbol of protection and a badge of honor.
		A white or silver cross on a dark background was adopted by these Knights of Hospitallers, as they were also known, because of their charity toward the sick and poor in setting up hospices and hospitals, fought the Saracens for possession of the holy land, they encountered a new weapon unknown to European warriors.
		Since the Knights of St. John lived for close to four centuries on a little island in the Mediterranean Sea named Malta, the cross came to be known as the Maltese Cross and represented the principles of charity, loyalty, chivalry, gallantry, generosities to friend and foe, protection of the weak, and dexterity in service.
	www.piquaoh.org /maltese_cross.htm (409 words)

	Sovereign Military Order of Malta - The Maltese Cross
		The modern Almalfi symbol cannot be a guide to the origins as it is a recent adoption (20th Century) and owes its shape the the Maltese Cross as eventually adopted by the Order mid 1500s onward.
		Dealing with the adoption of the cross by Amalfi, it is not uncommon for a small and unimportant (but still beautiful) town to look to past glories and adopt a symbol of its past power.
		Amalfi may have adopted the cross as an emblem late in the day, but "After is not because", as they say - it is not of itself any argument over whether the cross originated in Malta or Amalfi, and we cannot infer anything from it.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/smom).html (2790 words)

	S. D. Paramedics: The Maltese Cross
		The Maltese Cross is a firefighter's badge of honor, signifying that he or she works in courage, pride and honor.....
		The eight-pointed cross or star is a symbol used by the knights to denote the eight obligations or aspirations of the knights.
		The "Cross of Calvary" was later called the "Maltese Cross" and represented the principles of charity, loyalty, chivalry, gallantry, generosities to friend and foe, protection of the weak, and dexterity in service.
	www.publicsafety.net /maltese.htm (2448 words)

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