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TIL a 𐕣 (inverted cross or upside down cross) symbol is also called the Cross of Saint Peter aka The Petrine Cross and is interconnected with the Vatican’s pope papacy prophecy from the Origen of Alexandria found in the "Martyrdom of Peter" dating from circa 200 A.D.

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