one in each quadrant, representing the spread of the gospel to the four corners of the earth.[1] Widely popularized during the Christian Crusades in the Holy Land, it was used as the emblem and coat of arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem after 1099.
The Jerusalem cross (also known as "five-fold Cross", or "cross-and-crosslets") is a heraldic cross and Christian cross variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Greek crosses,
“Deus vult” is a Latin phrase which means “God wills it” in English. It became significant in history during the medieval period, specifically in the First Crusade of 1096 when Pope Urban II used it as a rallying cry to encourage Christians to join the Crusades.