(SLIDESHOW) How the cross came to be the symbol of Christianity - Page 6

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This is probably the earliest representation of Christ’s crucifixion that is neither blasphemous nor heretical. From circa 420, it includes the words placed above the head of Jesus of Nazareth, “King of the Jews."

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