<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">processional crosses</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31321531</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:26:41</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">crosses, processional</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">processional cross</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Crosses or crucifixes mounted on staffs and carried in Christian religious processions. Such crosses seem to have been in general use from very early times, given that it is mentioned in the Roman "Ordines" as to suggest that such a cross belonged to each church. ]]></dc:description></metadata>