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Cross of Cong

12th-century Irish Christian cross
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Summary

Cross of Cong is a processional cross[1]. It draws 300 Wikipedia views per month (processional cross category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Máel Ísu MacBratáin Uí Echach[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dublin[4]
  • Country: Ireland[5]
  • Instance of: staurotheke[6]
  • Genre: Insular art[7], Romanesque art[8], Viking art[9], Urnes style[10]
  • Made from material: oakwood[11], gold[12], silver[13], niello[14], copper[15], bronze[16], brass[17], vitreous enamel[18], glass[19]
  • Location: National Museum of Ireland[20]
  • Commons category: Cross of Cong[21]
  • Inception: 1200[22]

Why It Matters

Cross of Cong has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Treasures of Early Irish Art, 1500 B.C. to 1500 A.D.. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → National Museum of Ireland
    Inception → +1200-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → processional cross, staurotheke
    Genre → Insular art, Romanesque art, Viking art +1
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Inception: 12. century, Replace the decade 1100s with the 12th century, as enwiki dates the cross to the early 12th century"
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