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Symbolism of the Celtic cross

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  • "Celtic cross"@en
  • "Celtic cross"

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  • "Did you know that the basic symbolism of the cross is that of the world-axis, or the link between Heaven and Earth? Or that the main feature of the ornamented Celtic Cross, the wheel cross, is not derived from the crucifixion, but from a more ancient symbol--the Chi-Rho monogram, which is the name of Christ in the Greek alphabet? In Symbolism of the Celtic Cross, Derek Bryce traces the pagan-Christian link of the essential symbolism of the axis-mundi from standing stones and market crosses (at crossroads and not always ""crosses"" in form) to the inscribed slabs and free-standing crosses of th."

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  • "Electronic books"

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  • "Symbolism of the Celtic cross"@en
  • "Symbolism of the Celtic cross"

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