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English: Celtic cross, created with Sodipodi vector software. Ornamental version of Celtic "high cross" with decorative knotwork by Petr Vodicka ...
The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France [citation needed] and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages [citation needed]. A type of ringed cross , it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses erected across the islands, especially in regions evangelised by Irish ...
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A sun cross with the arms of the cross extended beyond the perimeter of the circle. This symbol was adopted by many Christians, who often extended the lower arm in the manner of a Christian cross, creating what is now known as a Celtic cross. Later it was also adopted by the German NSDAP for their time.
Celtic cross: Date: 9 September 2006: Source: Own work: Author . This vector image was created with Inkscape by Andreas 06, and then manually replaced. The SVG code is .
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English: Ornamental version of red Celtic Cross by Petr Vodicka, created with Sodipodi vector software; has decorative triquetras (and so could be considered to have Trinitarian symbolism). For crosses actually composed of triquetras, see Image:Triquetra-Cross.png and Image:Triquetra-Cross-alternate.png.