Celtic cross

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The Celtic cross is a distinctive Christian cross featuring a ring around the intersection of the arms and stem, widely associated with Celtic heritage and art.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Celtic cross canonical 6
Celtic cross on Gibbet Hill 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian cross
cultural symbol
religious symbol
associatedWith Celtic Christianity
Celtic art
Celtic heritage
Christianity
developedFrom early Christian cross
hasArtStyle insular art
hasComponent cross
ring
hasDecoration biblical scenes
interlace patterns
knotwork
spirals
hasGeometricFeature circle intersecting cross arms
hasOriginPlace Great Britain
surface form: Britain

Ireland
hasShape cross with a ring around the intersection of the arms and stem
hasVariant ornate high cross with carved panels
simple gravestone cross with ring
historicalForm high cross
influenced modern Celtic revival art
influencedBy early Christian stone crosses
popularIn Brittany
Cornwall
Ireland
Irish diaspora communities
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man

Scotland
Wales
symbolizes Christian faith
Irish identity
Scottish identity
eternity
unity of heaven and earth
timeOfOrigin early Middle Ages
typicalMaterial metal
stone
wood
usedBy various Christian denominations
usedIn cemeteries
church architecture
decorative art
grave markers
jewelry
monuments
pendants
tattoos

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Celtic nations hasCulturalSymbol Celtic cross
Irish diaspora culturalSymbol Celtic cross
Hindhead Commons and the Devil’s Punch Bowl hasMemorial Celtic cross
this entity surface form: Celtic cross on Gibbet Hill
Pan-Celticism hasSymbol Celtic cross
Gaels culturalSymbol Celtic cross
Irish New Zealanders culturalSymbol Celtic cross
Blueshirts usedSymbol Celtic cross