Sterling silver cross necklaces are among the most popular category of Christian and Religious Jewelry. They are worn by almost every Christian denomination with few notible exceptions. About 25% or more of the world is Christian and therefore cross necklaces are worn around the world.The international wearing of cross necklaces is good because jewelry designers have many different influences to draw from as well as many different influences to cater to.
There is also the historic issue of cross necklaces. The cross necklace has many different meanings and subtle differences which are symbolic of many different Christian thoughts and religious ideas.
A great example of the international cultural differences in the design of cross necklaces is the very popular Celtic cross necklaces. The celtic cross necklace is non denominational and used by Christian in Europe and America.
Celtic cross necklaces have many different styles some originating in Ireland and some originating in America. It is interesting to see Irish people buy American design Celtic cross necklaces. It does happen.Generally what makes a cross and Celtic cross is the presence of a circle at the intersection of the traditional cross.
However as the pictures show Celtic crosses can be much more than that. They can have celtic knotwork and trinity knots on the cross. Some have Claddaghs or shamrocks in the intersection of the cross.
The creators of these Celtic cross necklaces have creative minds as the creative evolution goes on. What matters most is the element of inspiration that a good cross necklace has. If the design is to far out then you loose that inspirational or uplifting aspect of sacred jewelry that the celtic cross represents.
The creators of these Celtic cross necklaces have creative minds as the creative evolution goes on. What matters most is the element of inspiration that a good cross necklace has. If the design is to far out then you loose that inspirational or uplifting aspect of sacred jewelry that the celtic cross represents.
One of the celtic aspects of the Celtic cross necklaces is the presence of the Trinity Knot. That gives the Celtic cross extra inspiration once you under stand the trinity knot.
The trinity knot can be seen on many of these Celtic cross necklace pictures. It's a geometric knot design with three points triangular in appearance. The three corners are used to represent the Holy Trinity. Each point represents a member of the Godhead.
In the category of cross necklaces, you have smaller groups that are a little specialized. We have already alluded to the historically symbol cross necklace types like the budded cross, Disciples crosses and so for. But their are cross necklaces for men, cross necklaces for women, cross necklaces for children to name a few.
Even though there are groups of cross necklaces for men and for women many people ignore the "man" or "women" part because often gender is a marketing issue and if the cross necklace meets a persons crieria then they go with it.
WWW.HandCraftedCollectibles.com has the largest or one of the largest collection of sterling silver cross necklaces (around 18,000) possible cross necklaces, they also offer a very large selection of sterling silver cross pendants both traditional and Celtic cross pendants. They have several sterling silver necklace chains that allow you to mix and match and create your own uniqe cross necklace.
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