Cross form
Anchor cross
Also: cross of hope · cross of Saint Clement
Drawing under review. New Atlas drawing (22 October 2026) of the documented form; it awaits review.
Form
A cross shaped like an anchor.
When it is documented
Early Christian use is commonly reported, but is not dated or sourced here.
Context
A traditional sign of hope and steadfastness; Hebrews 6:19 calls hope “an anchor of the soul”. The name “cross of Saint Clement” comes from the tradition of Clement of Rome’s martyrdom.
Links in the Atlas
No matching tradition. This form is not the sign of one church, saint or order in the Atlas, and none is assigned to it.
Sources and how they were checked
Anchor shape; names; symbolism.
Wikipedia, “Christian cross variants” — Anchor cross · checked 2026-10-21 (tertiary reference)
Hope as “an anchor of the soul”.
Hebrews 6:19 (World English Bible, in this Atlas’s Scripture Library) · checked 2026-10-21
Not yet known or sourced
- The catacomb examples are not sourced or dated here.