Lazarus crosses

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Scope note
Crosses in the shape of a Maltese cross, or occasionally other equal-armed crosses, having the color green. It was the device of the order of hospitalers of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, which had a special duty of protecting leper hospitals.
Lazarus crosses
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024