Jerusalem Cross

This cross was the symbol of the Kingdom of Jerusalem established 1091 and existing for almost two hundred years after the First Crusade. The main cross represents Christ and Jerusalem, the beginning and center of Christianity. The four smaller crosses symbolize the four books of the Gospel and the spreading of the Word from Jerusalem to the four corners of the earth. “And ye shall be witness unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth.” Acts 1:8 The Jerusalem Cross is of course named for the ancient Holy city of Jerusalem, one of the preeminent places visited in the Holy Land along with the Galilee and the famous Dead Sea.