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(Anglo-Saxon: rod, cross)

(1) The true cross on which Christ died.

(2) In medieval architecture, a large crucifix, often with the statues of Our Lady and Saint John on either side, placed over the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church on a gallery, screen, or beam spanning the chancel arch. It was usually of richly carved wood painted and gilded, and by the 13th century was a usual feature of the churches of western Christendom.