Antonine Cross - Antonine Cross

Japanese: アントニウス十字 - あんとにうすじゅうじ
Antonine Cross - Antonine Cross

… [Tatsuya Moriyasu]
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Anthony is depicted as an old man with a beard and wearing a hooded monk's robe. He is holding a T-shaped cross called the Antoninian cross, where the T (Greek tau) is thought to stand for God (theos). This cross is sometimes worn in blue on the shoulder of the saint's outer garment.

From 【Cross】

...The cross with two lines crossing diagonally is called an Andrew's cross. (2) A T-cross, which is a regular cross with a long lower line and a missing upper line, or a Tau cross (or Antoninian cross) because it is the same shape as the Greek letter T (tau). The origin of this cross is said to be the Egyptian cross (or crux ansata), which had a circular handle on top. In Egypt, the ankh, a symbol of life, was held in the hands of gods, kings, priests, and others, and functioned as a talisman that bestowed immortality.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Antonius Cross" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【森安 達也】
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 アントニウスは頭巾の付いた修道服を身にまとい,髭を蓄えた老人として表現される。持物はアントニウス十字架と呼ばれるT字型の十字架で,T(ギリシア語のタウ)は神(テオス)を意味すると考えられる。この十字架は聖人の外衣の肩に青色で付されることもある。…

【十字】より

…なお,2本の線が斜めに交差したものをアンデレ十字という。(2)正十字の下方の線が長く,上方の線が欠けているT十字,またはギリシア文字のT(タウ)と同形なのでタウ十字(またはアントニウス十字)とよばれるもの。この十字の起源は,上方に円形の取手のついたエジプト十字(または柄付き十字crux ansata)にあるといわれ,エジプトでは,生命の象徴アンクankhとして神,王,神官などの手に握られていて,不死の生命を与える護符としての機能をもっていた。…

※「アントニウス十字」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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