Jerusalem cross

For the Prussian award, see Jerusalem Cross (Prussia).
Jerusalem cross based on a cross potent (as commonly realised in early modern heraldry)

The Jerusalem cross (also known as "five-fold Cross", or "cross-and-crosslets") is a heraldic cross and Christian cross variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Greek crosses, one in each quadrant, representing the spread of the gospel to the four corners of the earth.[1] Widely popularized during the Christian Crusades in the Holy Land, it was used as the emblem and coat of arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem after 1099.

  1. ^ Hickman, Hoyt Leon (1992). The New Handbook of the Christian Year: Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Abingdon Press. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-687-27760-5.