Altar cross

An altar cross in the center of an altar table of a Methodist chapel in Kent, Ohio, United States. The center of the altar cross contains the christogram "IHS".
Altar with crucifix in the Imperial Mausoleum in the Cathedral of Petrópolis, Brazil. In the foreground, a tomb with effigies of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and his wife Teresa Cristina.

An altar crucifix or altar cross is a cross placed upon an altar, and is often the principal ornament of the altar.[1]

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Altar (in Liturgy)" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.