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Celtic Cross
Pendant
Widely
used as a symbol of the Irish Catholic faith, the Celtic cross with its
characteristic 4 point symmetry closed within a circle or extending just
beyond the circle is actually of far older origins The writings of
St. Declan who first visited Ireland on his missionary journeys in the 5th
century, relate his consternation that the cross was already in such
widespread use among the indigenous pagan people. In fact the symbol
now known as the Celtic cross has been found on stone petroglyphs and in
bronze artifacts throughout Scandinavia, Estonia and Germany dating back
to 1200 bce. The symbol was widely used symbol among sun worshiping
Nordic and Celtic people, it symbolized the warmth and radiance of
the sun with all it's life giving properties.
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