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10 unusual facts about Celtic cross


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The church of All Saints has a very fine war memorial in the style of a Celtic cross within the churchyard, commemorating fourteen men who died during the First World War and nine men and one woman who lost their lives during the Second World War.

Dietkirchen

On the feast of Pentecost, May 25, 1917, a three-meter-high Celtic cross was erected to commemorate the Irish who had died in the camp.

Glasnevin Cemetery

The cemetery also offers a view of the changing style of death monuments in Ireland over the last 200 years: from the austere, simple, high stone erections of the period up until the 1860s, to the elaborate Celtic crosses of the nationalistic revival from the 1860s to 1960s, to the plain Italian marble of the late 20th century.

Kreuzwertheim

Two stone towers from the former fortifications, a prominent stone Celtic cross on the church square-marketplace and the little fortress church, whose beginnings lie as far back as the time when Christianization began, still bear witness to this time.

Listed buildings in Penketh

It consists of a concrete octagonal column carrying a Celtic cross, standing on a trapezoidal base and octagonal plinth, in a semicircular enclosure.

Peacock-class corvette

Also featured is a Celtic cross as a representation of the North Cross at Athenny, County Tipperary.

Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone

Lord Alverstone died at Cranleigh, Surrey, in December 1915, aged 72 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery under a Celtic cross.

Tarot Mystery

Each reading consists of a Celtic cross where 12 cards are picked by the person being read.

Ursula Frayne

Her remains are buried in a vault in the chapel under a Celtic cross, reminding all of her origins.

Westhampnett

The large churchyard contains an unusually large number of elaborate headstones, including plain and celtic crosses, indicating a wealthy congregation in past centuries.


Catald

When his coffin was reopened it allegedly contained a golden Celtic cross and a stick carved from Irish oak featuring Celtic design which was to become Catald's emblem.

Cross and circle game

Cross and circle boards may suggest a variety of mystical, symbolic, or esoteric designs such as mandalas; sun and earth symbols; swastikas; or Celtic, Coptic, and Greek crosses.

Forgotten Ten

Through the efforts of the Association, the graves of the men were identified in 1934, and in 1996 a Celtic Cross was erected in Glasnevin Cemetery to commemorate them.

St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool

This is in Art Nouveau style and carries a Celtic cross, the word "PEACE", and the date of the completion of the war.