The Christian Cross is a symbol used in the Christian religion to symbolize one's belief in God and Jesus Christ. It shares its importance with the Bible.
Overview
History
The Cross became a symbol of the Christian faith after its founder, Jesus Christ, was crucified upon one. While the Roman Catholics design their crosses with the image of a suffering Jesus upon it, Protestants are known to design their crosses without the image of Jesus.
Role
The Cross contains no actual purpose other than to show one's faith in Christianity and Jesus' teachings. Although many believers who use this symbol also worship God, God himself shows no interest in the symbol, as it mostly relates to Jesus, who was said to be a mere human by Eve and not the son of God.
Upon contact, the cross is left burned into Lucifer's hand
Christians believe the cross can repel evil spirits and dark entities. In Lucifer's case, he was burned by a Bible and a cross by making physical contact with his hands. His own child was also affected similarly, albeit indirectly through his mother, Kelly Kline, while she was pregnant.
Strangely, a cross did not affect Raul, who was an actual demon, while Lucifer was an archangel.
Crosses are used to decorate Churches and worn as accessories. One may even acquire a cross as a tattoo. As seen with Raul, even non-humans bear crosses. Another example is Clea, a witch.
Appearances
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Season 7
- Season 8
- Season 9
- Season 10
- Soul Survivor
- Fan Fiction
- Ask Jeeves
- Girls, Girls, Girls (worn as a necklace by Raul)
- The Things We Left Behind
- The Executioner's Song
- Paint it Black
- Season 11
- Out of the Darkness, Into the Fire (wooden cross in The Impala's trunk)
- Form and Void (a crucifix owned by Jenna's grandmother)
- Our Little World
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Beyond the Mat
- Hell's Angel (wooden crosses used to exorcise Crowley)
- Don't Call Me Shurley (symbolize by Metatron)
- We Happy Few (worn as a necklace by Clea)
- Season 12
- Keep Calm and Carry On (tattoo on Arthur Ketch's hand, flashback)
- Mamma Mia (tattoo on Arthur Ketch's hand)
- American Nightmare
- LOTUS (seen in a Church and as a necklace)
- First Blood (tattoo on Arthur Ketch's hand)
- Lily Sunder Has Some Regrets
- Stuck in the Middle (With You) (tattoo on Arthur Ketch's hand)
- Family Feud (tattoo on Arthur Ketch's hand)
- The Raid (tattoo on Arthur Ketch's hand)
- The British Invasion
- The Memory Remains (tattoo on Arthur Ketch's hand)
- Twigs & Twine & Tasha Banes (tattoo on Arthur Ketch's hand)
- There's Something About Mary (tattoo on Arthur Ketch's hand)
- Who We Are (tattoo on Arthur Ketch's hand)
- Season 13
- Season 14
Trivia
- In A Most Holy Man When Sam is looking online for the blood of a most holy man he looks at some religious relics and he mentions nails from the True Cross which would be referencing the nails that Jesus was nailed on when he was on the cross.
- Arthur Ketch had a tiny Christian Cross tattoo on the back of his right hand. After his resurrection he had it removed.
- On the Pad of Definitions a feature that appeared on the official Supernatural website. Had definitions pertaining to the things the boys faced in the Pilot. A representation of the cross on which Jesus was crucified, representing the goodness of Christ and God and the power of good over evil. Crosses are used to ward off vampires and demons that are associated with Satan. Much vampire lore insists that the one holdinh the cross must have faith if it is to work properly as a deterrent. A cross isn't usually powerful enough to kill a vampire or demon on it's own, but it can drain them of strength, burn their flesh, and keep them at a safe distance.