<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">consecration crosses</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>consecration candlesticks</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Christian religious building fixtures</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>crosses</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>apostle crosses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>consecration cross</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>crosses, consecration</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Cross-shaped fixtures or painted marks in Catholic churches, most often on the walls or columns at the places consecrated with chrism during the consecration of the church. The symbolism for the crosses is laid out in liturgical treatises, such as the "Rationale" of Durandus; there are twelve consecration crosses to symbolize the twelve apostles. ]]></note></mads>