Celtic Cross -- Ornate Golden Stone Misty Hillside HD Wallpaper
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The Celtic cross -- distinguished by the circle at the intersection of its arms -- is one of the most recognizable and beloved symbols in all of Christian art, and this magnificent HD wallpaper shows it in its natural setting: an ancient stone cross with intricate knotwork carvings, standing in the mist and green of an Irish hillside as morning fog rolls through the valley below. The knotwork patterns that cover Celtic crosses are among the most complex and beautiful geometric art forms ever created. The unending interlaced lines -- no beginning, no end -- represent eternity, the infinite nature of God, and the unbreakable bonds of faith and love. These same patterns appeared in the illuminated Gospels of the 6th-9th centuries (the Book of Kells, the Lindisfarne Gospels) and on the great standing crosses of Ireland, Scotland, and Northumbria. The origin of the circle on the Celtic cross is debated -- some say it represents the sun, incorporated from pre-Christian symbolism; others say it represents the halo of Christ, or the full moon of Easter. Whatever its origin, it has become one of the most distinctive forms of Christian art, beloved across the world. The great high crosses of Muiredach at Monasterboice (c. 900 CE) and the Cross of Scriptures at Clonmacnoise are masterpieces of this tradition, their carved panels depicting scenes from both Old and New Testaments in stone that has survived over a thousand years of Irish weather. This Celtic cross HD wallpaper brings that ancient faith to your screen. Free download.
