Seymour says: °In the 8th and 9th centuries the feet (of the crucified Saviour) are fastened with nails, the hands outstretched as in the act of benediction or prayer, yet generally free. At times this is reversed, the hands are fastened and the feet, woundless, are supported on the suppedaneum." In the Greek and Russian churches a form of suppedaneum is represented as oblique. The reason given is the legend that one foot of the Crucified One, when suffering, was drawn higher than the other. °The name sudarium has been given to the little cloth at tacked to the crucifix in several countries be cause of its primitive employment having been to save the metal of the crucifix from the per spiration of the hands of its carrier." (Cahier). Many crucifixes bear also the inscription put upon the cross by the order of Pilate, but this is always found in an abbreviated form, both in ancient and modern times. In the Latin Church it is frequently omitted, but the Greek Church has adhered more strictly to this prac tice. Various accessories are also sometimes found in crucifixes, such as figures of the sun and moon, the lamb, of the Virgin Mary and Saint John, of the two soldiers—one presenting the vinegar for Christ to drink, the other with the lance with which he pierced the side of Christ; emblematical figures representing the four evangelists; angels in a posture of adora tion and certain saints.
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