Celtic Crosses

Celtic Crosses

 

Sterling silver Celtic crosses are almost like magic. They can do so many things related to the Celtic cross necklace. With the Irish cross you can change the look substantially or with the Celtic cross you can manipulate the Celtic cross according to your tastes. All of this is made possible by a healthy collection of Celtic crosses.

 

This Celtic cross necklace shown just above is a good starting point to illustrate the differences between the Celtic cross and the Irish cross.

 

The Celtic cross necklace shown above presents a Irish cross. It has a Irish Claddagh on the cross making it and Irish Celtic cross necklace.

 

This last Celtic cross necklace has a traditional Celtic cross on it. So with this small example you can see how Celtic crosses and the Irish cross affect the traditional Celtic cross necklace.

 

Christian Jewelry For Men

Christian Jewelry For Men

 

Christian jewelry for men comes in many shapes and sizes. Christian jewelry for men also comes in cross style jewelry and non cross style jewelry. Christian jewelry for men come with cultural influences like the Irish cross or a Fleur de lis (French) cross etc.

The Irish cross necklace is evenly divided between a Celtic cross necklace and an Irish cross necklace.  Just looking at the shamrock in the center of the Celtic circle speaks to the Irish influence.

 

Two of the most popular Irish icons are the three-leaf clover or the our leaf clover. and the other Irish icon is the Claddagh symbol. The Celtic cross pendant above demonstrates the other type of Irish Celtic cross necklace. But the thing is that whether you call it an Irish cross or a Celtic cross, it's all considered the same in the end.

Celtic Cross

Celtic Cross

The Celtic cross is a specialty cross or a culturally influenced cross but a great Christian cross nevertheless. The Celtic cross has a great collection of Celtic crosses for men and Celtic crosses for women. In the genre of the Celtic cross is also the Irish cross.

Some may ask, is there a difference between the Irish cross and the Celtic cross. The answer to that question depends on where you’re from. If you’re from Ireland, England or anywhere in Europe it would all be referred to as the Irish cross. But in America we tend to differentiate them a little bit. So the difference in America is the presence or absence of Irish symbols like a Clover or a Claddagh symbol which are bit major Irish symbols.

Lastly, because there is so much similarity between the Celtic cross and the Irish cross many just refer to the cross as an Irish Celtic cross.

Celtic Cross

Celtic Cross

The Celtic cross is a very engaging type of Christian jewelry. The Celtic cross comes in the form of a traditional Christian cross but with Celtic and Irish symbols adding to the over all symbolism of of the cross. Click on the Celtic cross to see all that is available by way of the sterling silver cross necklace.

The Irish cross is much like what was said about the Celtic cross only the Irish cross is typical designed with Christian Irish symbols like the three-leaf clover to mention the most popular Irish symbol added to the cross.

In fact the Irish cross is usually Irish symbols added to a Celtic cross making what is known as the Irish Celtic cross.

Irish Cross

Irish Cross

The sterling silver Irish cross is a wonderful type of main stream Christian jewelry for men or christian jewelry for women. Even though the Irish cross has many decorative symbols it just enhances the cross necklace.

The Celtic cross necklaces that use the Irish cross come in both gender genres but as especially popular in the Christian jewelry for men.

The sterling silver Celtic cross necklace comes in many designs and many styles just adding to an already popular cross necklaces collection.

From looking at the small sample of Celtic cross necklaces you can see the wonder of the Celtic design when making Celtic cross necklaces.

Celtic Crosses

Celtic Crosses

Sterling silver Celtic crosses are the back bone of the VERY popular Celtic cross necklace. The Celtic crosses referenced in this blog are all made from solid sterling silver. What makes a cross a Celtic cross?

The cross necklace is the most popular type of Christian icon and comes in many styles and designs.  The Celtic cross necklace is like these Celtic crosses. The Celtic cross necklace adds Celtic shapes and styles that have Christian symbolism. The Celtic cross necklace shown above is made with trinity knots at the end caps.  The Celtic trinity knot is a three corner knot. Each corner represents one of the Holy Trinity.

The sterling silver Irish cross featured in the Irish cross shown above and directly below. The Irish cross above includes a Irish Claddagh symbol and the Irish cross below has a three-leaf clover which is used to also represent the Holy  Trinity. Each leaf is one member of the Trinity.

The Celtic cross comes in so many styles that this post cannot hold them all. But the samples in this post are a fairly good representation of the many Celtic crosses. Celtic your Celtic cross from this selection of the worlds best Celtic cross.

Irish Crosses

Irish Crosses

Irish crosses are the same as traditional crosses as far as Christians go. The only difference between and Irish cross and a Christian cross is the presence of Irish and Celtic symbols on the cross. Irish crosses are typically more symbol of Christianity that the everyday cross.

We'll bring up a few of the Irish crosses and look at what the additional symbols mean.

Let's start with this Irish Cross:

This sterling silver Irish cross has a ring in the center of the cross representing eternity. The Irish cross end caps have a Trinity knot which is a three-cornered knot. Each corner represents a member of the Holy Trinity. The knots on the circle are symbols for infinity.

This Irish cross is essentially the same as the Irish cross necklace shown above except this one has an Irish three-leaf clover. Each of the leaves of the clover represent a member of the Holy Trinity.

All of these Irish cross necklaces in this blog are made from sterling silver. Solid sterling silver.

 Sterling silver Irish cross necklaces are also made with Irish Celtic crosses. There are many designs and styles of Irish cross necklaces.

The Irish Celtic cross just above with the Irish Claddagh symbol uses The Irish Claddagh for the Celtic ring but the Claddagh adds more. The hands represent friendship. One had is you and the other hand is the Lord. Heart means love, you love for the Lord or His love for you. the crown is loyalty. His loyalty to you and your loyalty to him. This Irish Celtic cross is one of the more symbolic of all crosses of any type.

Celtic Cross Necklaces

Celtic Cross Necklaces

Sterling silver Celtic cross necklaces is a grand style of cross necklaces with a Irish flare and style. Celtic cross necklaces are both decorative and highly symbolic. Even more symbolic than a traditional cross necklace.

The sterling silver Celtic cross necklace is a cross necklace with Celtic knots and Irish symbols used originally by the Celtic and Irish cultures but were adopted by Christians because of the added symbolism.

To understand why the  Irish cross is so popular and to understand the meaning of the Celtic cross look into the Celtic cross meaning.

The sterling silver Irish cross necklace is as inspirational and uplifting as it fashionable and decorative.

Celtic Crosses

Celtic Crosses

Sterling silver Celtic crosses are a great non denominational way for Christians to wear greatly decorative crosses. One of the other great things about Celtic crosses is that while they are a standard cross underneath all the Celtic symbols they add a great deal of Celtic Christian symbols to make them even more special.

The sterling silver Irish cross is  essentially Celtic crosses with Irish symbols added to the cross. Look at the Irish cross posted directly below as one example.

It might be a good idea to understand the full scope of the Celtic cross meaning. Click on the Celtic cross meaning to get in depth knowledge.

The most popular way to use an Irish cross or Celtic crosses is with a Celtic cross necklace. The Celtic cross necklace is very popular in Christian cross jewelry.

The Celtic Cross

Celtic Cross

The sterling silver Celtic cross is a part of Irish jewelry, Celtic jewelry, Christian jewelry, religious jewelry and cross jewelry.

The Celtic cross not only belongs to so many genres, but it comes in so many different styles as this blog will attest to.

The next three Celtic crosses are part of a sub-genre of the Celtic cross. They are all essentially the same with one exception and that exception is what lies in the middle of the Celtic circle at the intersection of the Celtic Cross. Two of them have different types of Trinity knots and the third has a a Celtic Triskelle making it a women's Celtic cross.

The Celtic cross meaning is important to understand if you want to know the meanings of the symbolism. If you just like the look of Celtic crosses then the Celtic cross meaning isn't important. The main symbol of the Celtic cross is the Celtic circle in the center of the cross.

The Celtic circle is almost always a part of the Celtic cross but the Celtic cross just above shows the exception to the rule. It is clearly a Celtic cross with Celtic weaves and trinity knots but no Celtic circle.

The Irish cross is included in with the Celtic crosses because most of the time the Irish cross or the Celtic cross have overlapping knots and symbols.

Irish Jewelry

Irish Jewelry

Sterling silver Irish jewelry has such a broad spectrum of types of Irish jewelry like Irish necklaces, Irish charms, Shamrock necklaces, four-leaf clover earrings etc that it is no wonder the Irish jewelry over laps into Christian cross jewelry.

We will look in depth at the cross over jewelry that is Irish jewelry and more specifically the Irish cross necklace which belongs in many genres. The Irish cross necklace falls under Irish jewelry and religious jewelry, cross jewelry and Christian jewelry.

The Irish people are a Christian people in general and many who claim Irish heritage are likewise Christian so it's no wonder there are a number of Irish crosses for them to celebrate Christianity.

These Irish crosses are sometimes called an Irish Celtic cross because there are Celtic symbols and Irish symbols mixed together to create the Irish cross.

To further celebrate the Irish heritage consider these Irish blessings and sayings:

May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you,
The angels protect you and heaven accept you.

May God grant you always...
A sunbeam to warm you, A moonbeam to charm you,
A sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you. Laughter to cheer you, Faithful friends near you. And whenever you pray, Heaven to hear you.

Not only do Irish blessings and saying celebrate Irish culture but the Irish cross does as well and carries it one step further into Christianity. The Irish cross also includes the Celtic cross as well.  All these Irish crosses and Irish cross necklaces are all made from sterling silver and the other Irish jewelry alluded to earlier is also made from sterling silver.