The constellation
V86 Sign of the Cross
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- Sign of cross protects from injury · V86.1 entry
- Martyr with sign of cross on his heart. (Cf. V254.3.) · V86.2 entry
- Punishment for profane use of the cross. Drunkard kisses cross, thinking it is a bottle of wine · V86.3 entry
- Miraculous manifestations to scoffers of the cross · V86.4 entry
- Praying with arms extended so as to form a cross · V86.5 entry
- Loaf bursts in oven because sign of cross has not been made over it · V86.6 entry
- The seven significances of the sign of the cross · V86.7 entry
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