The symbol of the cross originated as part of an ancient Egyptian initiatory rite, and eventually found its way into Christianity. The church stated that in its history, 'there is no proof of the use of a cross until much later' that the Sixth Century. It is recorded in Christian archives that the general use of the crucifix was ratified at the Sixth Ecumenical Council in 680 ... The Council decreed that 'the figure of a man fastened to a cross be now adopted' and the new church logo was later confirmed by Emperor Hadrian I (772-95). About a century later, the first pictures of Jesus Christ standing against a cross slowly started to appear ...
Tony Bushby, Secrets of the Bible
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