Why Was the Cross Created?

Originally a religious symbol from India, it had for centuries been used in Christian iconography as one of many artistic expressions of the cross. ... The Feast of the Holy Cross focuses on the meaning of the cross as a powerful sign of divine love and salvation for early Christians.

What was the purpose of the cross?

cross, the principal symbol of the Christian religion, recalling the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion and death. The cross is thus a sign both of Christ himself and of the faith of Christians.

When was the cross invented?

The earliest historical reference to veneration of the True Cross occurs in the mid-4th century. By the 8th century the accounts were enriched by legendary details describing the history of the wood of the cross before it was used for the Crucifixion.