Celtic Cross Meaning

Celtic Cross  Meaning

 

The world of sterling silver cross necklaces is a genre of Christian jewelry that keeps growing in popularity. Part of that reason may be that the sterling silver Celtic cross necklace has for the last few years become amazingly popular.

 

We are going to look at the details of some Celtic cross necklaces and the Celtic cross meaning using some of these Celtic cross pendants to demonstrate the Celtic cross meaning.  I can tell you one thing right now. After learning a little more about the Celtic cross meaning you will be amazed at how much more symbolism the Celtic symbols and knots add to the cross meaning in general.

 

The Celtic cross pendant on this Celtic cross necklace is deep with added meaning or symbolism. There are four Celtic symbols added this this Latin style cross pendant. The first and most obvious is the Celtic circle at the intersection of the Celtic cross pendant.  The Celtic circle has several meanings, the one most pointed towards Christian meaning is the symbol of eternity.

 

The second Celtic symbol is the Trinity knot at the end cap on each leg of the cross.  It is a three corner symbol, each corner represents a member of the Holy Trinity. The third Celtic symbol is found in the Celtic circle, it is a symbol of infinity and in the case of Christian symbolism it to represents eternity.

 

The fourth and last specific Celtic symbol is found in the lower leg of the Celtic cross pendant. It is a Celtic weave the evolves from the trinity knot and works its way up to the center of the cross. The Celtic weave represents eternity as well and it also has a meaning of lie and the interconnectedness o our lie with the eternal life beyond the grave.

 

As you can see the Celtic cross necklace is rich in symbolism and adds a great deal to the cross necklace sub-genre of Christian jewelry. There are many more Celtic cross necklaces from this collection that the Celtic cross necklace in this post came from.

 

Celtic Jewelry

Celtic Jewelry

 

Celtic jewelry is an amazing collection of geometric designs, trinity knot symbols and other types of Celtic and Irish symbols celebrating their culture. In the vast array of Celtic jewelry there is something different. There are many sub-genres of Celtic jewelry that have double or triple meaning which complements the category of Celtic jewelry.

 

 

 

In this blog post of Celtic jewelry we will focus on the trinity knot and how it is used in trinity knot necklaces.

 

 

 

The trinity knot is also called a triquetra knot. The trinity knot is a Christian symbol and the triquetra knot is a Celt/Druid symbol. In this post we will focus on the Christian meaning of the trinity knot.

 

The trinity necklace is a Celtic necklace that features a trinity knot pendant. The trinity knot has three sides or three corners. Each of the three corners or sides represents a member of the Christian Holy Trinity.

 

As you can see by these sample pictures a real trinity knot necklaces, the trinity knot necklace comes in a wide variety of designs and shapes but they all have one thing in common the three corners or three sides. There is something or everyone.

 

Trinity Knot Necklaces

Trinity Knot Necklaces

 

Sterling silver trinity knot necklaces come with necklaces with Celtic trinity knot pendants. Let's look at some Celtic trinity knot examples on necklaces.

 

The essence of the trinity knot is a Celtic knot with three corners or three sides. Traditionally the three sided Celtic knot represents the Holy Trinity. But there is a non Christian definition of trinity knot necklaces.

 

I you're looking or the non Christian definition of the trinity knot it is called a triquetra knot but it is the same as a Trinity necklace. The Trinity knot or triquetra knot is popular as a tattoo but it is even more popular in Celtic necklaces and Celtic rings.

 

 

Since we know the Christian definition of the trinity or triquetra necklace. So Let's look into what the triquetra necklace.

 

 

 

The non-Christian Trinity knot uses the three corners represent earth, air, and water. Another definition or the pagans is life, death, and rebirth. A broader definition of triquetra is three interconnected but separate entities. 

 

But how did the Trinity knot get created?  Some say it was created by Christian Monks, other maintain the the trinity knot was created by Druids.  The trinity knot necklace also appeals to people who like geometric designs.  Of all the Celtic necklaces, the trinity necklace is one of the most popular genres.

 

 

 

 

Celtic Necklaces

Celtic Necklaces

 

Like Celtic jewelry which is a large genre of Celtic style jewelry Celtic necklaces is a large genre of many types of Celtic necklaces. Because the collection of sterling silver Celtic necklaces is so large we will narrow down this collection to the necklaces made from the trinity knot. This means our focus of Celtic necklaces is the trinity necklace.

 

 

Every one of these Celtic knot necklaces has a trinity knot in the pendant. The trinity knot is often a knot by itself and it is often part of another design. But the one thing is for sure, the trinity knot is a big part of the Celtic knot necklace.

 

 

 

The trinity knot is any Celtic knot that has three corners. Each of the three corners represents a member of the Holy Trinity.  The trinity necklace is one of the biggest sub-genres of the Celtic knot necklace.

 

 

The trinity knot can be jazzed up a bit like in the trinity necklace just above and the trinity knot can be just a part of the Celtic knot necklace like the Celtic knot necklace below.