Crucifix

A crucifix, or cross, is a religious item recongized by the faith of the Christian relgion. It is an effigy of the crossed wooden beams that Jesus Christ was nailed to in the New Testament and is symbolic of Christ's self sacrifice to cleanse mankind of sin. Crucifixes are generally represented as just the cross itself, or a sculpted representation of Jesus nailed to the cross. Most Christian churches have a crucifix as part of its decor and it can also be found as ornamentation in cemeteries.

Because of its symbolic connection to Christianity, a crucifix can be used to ward off some evil entities, particularly vampires.