Mens Cross Necklace

Most Popular Cross Necklace

For the Christian the most popular type of Christian jewelry is the cross necklace. But of all the 100,000's of Cross necklace designs what is the most popular genre?

To answer that first we need to specify some qualifiers. The most popular Christian or Religious jewelry is made from sterling silver. Gold right now has made gold made Christian jewelry too expensive for most Christians. In fact there is a saying going around that states "Sterling silver is the new gold". Sterling silver is by far more affordable and you get a precious metal that will last through the ages becoming a keepsake. Sterling silver also is the most reflective of all precious metals including gold.

HandCraftedCollectibles.com sells only sterling silver jewelry and it famous for having the biggest collection of sterling silver Christian jewelry and Cross Necklaces. We've been in business for eight years. We are in a positive based on eight years of studying trends and expereince to know what genre of cross necklaces sell the best.

The single most popular genre of cross necklaces is the Celtic Cross Necklace. Whether your shopping for cross necklaces for men or women the most popular type is Celtic cross necklaces.

Why are the Celtic cross necklaces so special? What makes them so popular? I don't know. I have opinions though. I have studied alot about the different types and styles of cross necklaces for men and women over the ages. We also sell Celtic jewelry in addition to Celtic Cross necklaces so I think we are in a unique position of authority as to what makes the Celtic cross necklace so popular.

First off lets review some history of the Celtic cross pendant. The Celtic cross concept comes from tha pagan Celts. They had many symbols a few of which are now considered Christian symbols used in Christian jewelry. During the time frame of Irelands conversion to Christianity there was a tendancy to destroy records and artwork of a pagan anture and replace them with Christian writings, art work etc. The Celts resisted this. A compromise was settles upon and the Celts accepted the Cross and Christians accepted the Celts version of the cross which was the addition of the circle around the intersection of the cross.

The intricate and ornate work came later. For more about symbolsim and history click here: Cross Necklace.

Of the three Celtic Cross necklaces shown here the second one down is a good representation of the traditional Celtic Cross necklace except that it has the artistic Celtic designs including a Celtic Trinity knot at the end of all four lines.

The designs of the first two Celtic cross necklaces are alsmost the same. However the biggest difference is the Irish clover. St Patrick is said to have used the clover as a Celtic/Irish cross and also a tool to teach the Holy Trinity.

For alot of  people, Celtic cross necklaces and Irish Cross necklaces are essential the same.

The third Cross necklace is really a great example of what and Irish Cross necklace is. The Celtic circle aroundthe center is made up of a Irish Claddagh and it includes the Celtic trinity knot in the design of the cross. These examples of Celtic cross necklaces for men and women I think explain why they are the most popular of all sterling silver cross necklaces. There is a lot of extra complementary symbolism added to the cross necklaces.