Jesus Christ died on a Roman cross as recorded in the four Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Christian theology teaches that Christ’s death provided the perfect atoning sacrifice for the sins of all humankind, thus making the crucifix, or cross, one of the defining symbols of Christianity. The word “crucifixion” comes from the Latin “crucifix,” or “crucifixus,” meaning “fixed to a cross.” Crucifixion was not only one of the most disgraceful forms of death, but it was also one of the most dreaded methods of execution in the ancient world.  Jesus’ crucifixion was a horribly painful and disgraceful form of capital punishment used in the ancient world. This method of execution involved binding the victim’s hands and feet and nailing them to a cross. On the Christian Holy Day known as Good Friday, observed the Friday before Easter, Christians commemorate the passion, or suffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross. Many believers spend this day in fasting, prayer, repentance and meditation on the agony of Christ on the cross. Here are six facts about the crucifixion of Jesus.