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Explore the complete collection of Replica Celtic Cross necklaces here. The Celtic revival in the latter part of the 19th Century saw a growth in popularity of Celtic Crosses as headstones. Today throughout Ireland the evocative monuments can be found in abundance at every burial ground, leaving a distinctive feature on the landscape. Of course, where Irish and Scottish emigrants settled they carried this burial tradition with them, so this Celtic memorial is found throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Remember me Log in. The even-armed cross within a circle has been ascribed many meanings by many groups and cultures. One such meaning is that of the stages of the day: morning, noon, evening, midnight. Another possibility includes the meeting places of the divine energy, of self, nature, wisdom and divinity.
Of course, obvious relations such as east, north, south and west; or earth, air, water and fire can also be derived from the shape.
Even the Native Americans used this as a symbol for their Medicine Wheel. I found it interesting that the early Gnostic Christians in Egypt also used a similar form for their Coptic Cross.
It had the cruciform within a circle, a longer lower arm, and then a cross under the circle, similar to an ankh. The current form of Presbyterian cross is also a Celtic Cross, with flared ends of each of the arms. Author and navigator Crichton Miller has demonstrated that the shape could have been used as a navigational device and architectural aid by ancient explorers and builders.
You can see a more detailed explanation of his findings in the March issue of Celtic Guide. Others say it represents the halo of Jesus Christ. Others simply see it as a holdover from its pagan roots as a sun symbol. I spoke once with a Franciscan Friar while visiting St. We had a fascinating conversation about the various pagan pieces intertwined with Celtic Christianity. He was of the opinion that without those essential elements, Celtic Christianity would be a poorer spiritual path than it was.
He was quite glad of those aspects, as it helped him keep in touch with the earth. A similar but more elaborate cross from the 7th century, called St. Original Celtic Crosses were not carved out of the rock — they were inscribed on the rock, such as the cross marker near Gallerus Oratory in Ireland.
It is a slab of stone, erected and carved with a Celtic Cross on the surface. Another example is the Edderton Cross Slab in Scotland, made of red sandstone.
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