The best known symbol for Christianity is the Christian cross. It is the most known cross among the different type of religious crosses. It is related to the crucifix (a cross that includes a representation of Jesus’ body) and to the more general family of cross symbols. In Christianity the cross reminds Christians of God’s act of love in Christ’s sacrifice at Calvary. The cross also reminds Christians of Jesus’ victory over sin and death.

Religious crosses are often used in personal jewelry and on top of church buildings to signify as a religious landmark. Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran depictions of the cross are often crucifixes, in order to emphasize that it is Jesus that is important, rather than the cross in isolation. Many Protestant traditions depict the cross without the corpus, interpreting this form as an indication of belief in the resurrection rather than as representing the interval between the death and the resurrection of Jesus.