> Now my question is this: When did the sign of the cross become commonplace
> among lay folks?
Tertullian treats signing (making the sign of the cross) as an act
characteristic not of clergy but of Christians generally, along with (as I
recall) fasting, and exsufflating idols.
pfs
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