Posted on Leave a comment

Three Foil Cross

Image

This is the patriarchal cross, a symbol for the Roman Catholic Church.  

Image

It can, as here, appear in the form of a three-foil cross and is a symbol for the Holy Trinity. It can also have other forms. In heraldry the patriarchal cross looks different. The arms are of the same or almost the same length, and it resembles the heraldic version of the cross of Lorraine.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.