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| Title: | Trinity Church, Boston - Petrine cross |
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| Notes: | Trinity Church, Boston, was completed in 1877. Its architect was H. H. Richardson, and numerous artists and craftspeople contributed to the interior design. In 1971, Trinity was designated a National Historic Landmark for "possessing "exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States." This kneeling stool needlework cover from Trinity Church, Boston, is designed with the X cross, or the cross of the disciple Andrew. Although not in the biblical text, Christian tradition recorded Andrew's death as being a crucifixion on the cross in an X position, since he did not want to be crucified in the same position as Jesus had been, a position that was considered holy. Donated by Anne Richardson, Nashville, TN. |
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| Date: | 1877 |
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| Building: | Trinity Church (Boston, Mass.)
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| Material: | Fabric |
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| City/Town: | Boston
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| State: | MA
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| Country: | United States
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| General Subject: | Cross
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| Copyright Source: | Image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson |
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| Copyright Permission: | Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Attribution: | Trinity Church, Boston - Petrine cross, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51524 [retrieved September 14, 2024]. Original source: Image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson. |
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| Record Number: | 51524
Last Updated: 2022-06-19 16:16:12
Record Created: 2007-06-06 00:00:00 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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