Publication: Cruces de Consagración
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2017
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Las cruces de consagración son signos rituales que se trazan en lo alto de las paredes de los templos con la finalidad de bendecirlos, santificarlos y conferirles un carácter de protección contra las fuerzas del mal. Rememoran la primera liturgia celebrada en la cada iglesia, la ceremonia de consagración del templo, que se actualiza anualmente con la conmemoración de dicha fiesta. La forma y factura de las cruces de consagración evoluciona y sigue los patrones estilísticos del período en el que se trazan. Así, las cruces románicas se caracterizan por enorme sencillez en sus trazos, generalmente rojos, y encuadrados en un círculo también del mismo color. Con el avance de los siglos, los trazados se hacen más gruesos y las puntas de los brazos de las cruces se ensanchan. Sin embargo, no es posible trazar patrones evolutivos ya que en cada iglesia adquieren fórmulas compositivas diversas.
The consecration crosses are ritual signs that are drawn on the top of the walls of the temples with the purpose of blessing them, sanctifying them and giving them a character of protection against the forces of evil. The shape and invoice of the consecration crosses changes throughout the Middle Ages and depends on local artistical tradition. The most frequent custom is to draw twelve crosses of red color inside the temple. Nevertheless, in some areas, other twelve crosses are drawn outside the temple. Some iconographic scenes preserved in the late medieval pontifical manuscripts and and in rituals illustrate the ceremonial of the consecration crosses and allow us to see how the bishops paint these crosses on the walls or anoint them with chrism.
The consecration crosses are ritual signs that are drawn on the top of the walls of the temples with the purpose of blessing them, sanctifying them and giving them a character of protection against the forces of evil. The shape and invoice of the consecration crosses changes throughout the Middle Ages and depends on local artistical tradition. The most frequent custom is to draw twelve crosses of red color inside the temple. Nevertheless, in some areas, other twelve crosses are drawn outside the temple. Some iconographic scenes preserved in the late medieval pontifical manuscripts and and in rituals illustrate the ceremonial of the consecration crosses and allow us to see how the bishops paint these crosses on the walls or anoint them with chrism.
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