"According to Christian tradition, Saint Peter was crucified upside down, as he did not consider himself worthy to die in the same manner as Jesus. As a result, the symbol has been used in Christian iconography, particularly within the Catholic Church, as a symbol of humility" -Wikipedia
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Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 251d
Catholic here: What?
Chivera@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 251d
"According to Christian tradition, Saint Peter was crucified upside down, as he did not consider himself worthy to die in the same manner as Jesus. As a result, the symbol has been used in Christian iconography, particularly within the Catholic Church, as a symbol of humility" -Wikipedia
Teknevra@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 251d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_cross
Teknevra@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 251d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_cross
Nanook@lemmy.zip · -7 pts · 251d
Same. Must be some
USA evangelical thing.weird 19th century esoteric thing.grober_Unfug@discuss.tchncs.de · 0 pts · 251d
Atheists: who cares?