Celtic Cross Meaning

CELTIC CROSS MEANING

 

The sterling silver Celtic cross necklace and even all Celtic cross jewelry is highly symbolic as a cross necklace should be but Celtic cross necklaces have an even deeper Christian meaning with the various Celtic and Irish symbols.  Because of all of this we will look a the Celtic cross meaning of Celtic cross jewelry.

 

 

We will use the two Celtic cross necklaces shown in this post as a basis to discuss Celtic cross meaning. There is much more meaning to various Celtic crosses which means to get a bigger and broader understanding of Celtic cross meaning o many more Celtic cross necklaces click on Celtic cross meaning.

 

 

Both of these Celtic cross necklaces have Irish symbols added to them making them Irish cross necklaces as much as they are Celtic cross necklaces.

 

The first Celtic cross necklace shown in this article is a classic. It has strong Celtic influences and with the very popular Irish clover in the center has a very strong Irish influence. The Celtic aspects are traditional for a Celtic cross necklace and the clover with three leaves is used to represent the Christian Holy Trinity.

 

 

Sterling silver Celtic cross jewelry includes Irish cross necklaces as well. The second Irish cross necklace or Celtic cross necklace, the terms are often interchangeable, has a very popular Irish Claddagh symbol.

 

Celtic cross jewelry is a type of catch-all phrase for any Christian type of Celtic or Irish jewelry.

 

Sterling Silver Celtic Necklaces

Sterling Silver Celtic Necklaces

 

In the genre o sterling silver Celtic necklaces there are many variations including Celtic cross necklaces. That's right, the range of Celtic necklaces goes all the way to Celtic cross necklaces.  Let's take a look at some of the various types of Celtic necklaces. To see the largest collection of silver Celtic necklaces in all of America and perhaps the world in one location just click on sterling silver Celtic necklaces.

 

 

The sterling silver Celtic necklace ranges from a good luck Celtic knot like the one shown above to a unique Celtic necklace shown just below.

 

Most of Celtic necklaces are based on Celtic knot necklace design like the one below but there are countless other types of Celtic necklaces. 

 

 

One of the most amazing aspects about Celtic knot necklaces is that they range all the way to the Irish cross necklace.  Below is a great example of the Celtic Irish cross necklace.

 

 

 

Sterling Silver Celtic Necklaces

Sterling Silver Celtic Necklaces

 

Sterling silver Celtic necklaces come in a vast and exciting variety. We can only show just a few samples of the broad spectrum of Celtic necklaces. But if you want to see the entire collection of sterling silver Celtic necklaces then simply click on Celtic necklace.

 

 

The silver Celtic necklace above is very popular because of all the geometric design work. Included in the Celtic necklace sub-genre is Celtic knot necklaces, Irish cross necklaces, Irish necklaces, Scottish necklaces and Celtic cross necklaces.

 

 

The Celtic necklace just above is a mixture of an Irish Claddagh symbol and Celtic knot work.  It is somewhat common to mix Irish and Celtic together as well as to have strictly Irish and Strict Celtic designs.

 

CELTIC CROSS NECKLACE

 

Let's take a look at the sub-genre called the Celtic cross necklace. It's a Celtic necklace but it incorporates cross pendants decorated in Irish and Celtic knots and symbols.

 

 

The Celtic cross necklace show directly above has classic Celtic symbols and classic Irish symbols.  It is a classic Irish Cross necklace.

 

 

The sterling silver Celtic cross necklace is a wonderful  way to show your interested in Celtic knot jewelry and Christian jewelry at the same time.  As you can see, Celtic necklaces include a broad range o select from. Something for every one.

 

Celtic Cross Jewelry

Celtic Cross Jewelry

 

Sterling silver Celtic cross jewelry is just like traditional cross jewelry except this type of silver cross jewelry is enriched with Christian Celtic symbols.

 

 

 

Let's take a look at Celtic cross jewelry with some examples of Celtic crosses and some of the Celtic christian symbolism. I think you will clearly see that the symbolism adds greatly to the cross necklaces and cross jewelry.

 

 

 

 

while there are several types of Celtic cross jewelry to look at, we will explore the symbolism using the sterling silver Celtic cross necklace.

 

The first and most obvious symbol that appears on the majority of Celtic cross necklaces is the Celtic circle.  It adds the symbolism for "life" and for "eternity".  These symbolic meanings add a lot to a cross necklace.

 

The second most popular Celtic cross symbol is the three cornered trinity knot. Each corner of the trinity knot represents a member of the Holy Trinity. Most Celtic cross necklaces have some sort of trinity knot on the cross.

 

 

 

An Celtic Irish cross necklace like the one just above is a Celtic cross necklace with at least one Irish symbol. In the case of this Irish cross necklace, the symbol is one of the biggest Irish symbols there is, the Irish Claddagh.

 

The Claddagh symbol works as follows: the hands mean friendship, the crown means loyalty and the heart means love.  The Celtic cross pendant towards the top o this article is an Irish cross necklace pendant as well. It has the three petal shamrock. Each petal representing a member of the Holy Trinity.

 

Irish Christian Jewelry

Irish Christian Jewelry

How is Irish jewelry part of Christian jewelry? Irish jewelry is huge and their are many types of Irish jewelry. To answer the question we only need to bring up Celtic cross necklaces and Irish cross necklaces. They are a big part of Irish jewelry and that is the connection to Christian jewelry.

Let's look at these cross necklaces and see the decoration and symbolism.

The Celtic cross necklace or Irish cross necklace (they're on in the same) has many different types of symbols and Celtic knots that add new meaning or additional meaning to the cross necklace.

This Irish cross necklace is particularly Irish because of the Irish Claddagh symbol in place of the normal Celtic symbol in the center of the cross.