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Bealin Cross
Co. Westmeath, Ireland
In Celtic Christianity, God is seen in every facet of life and nature. All is
sacred, trees, animals, hills and springs alike. This viewpoint can be seen in
the intertwined animals in their visual arts such as the Book of Kells. The
Bealin Cross has similar patterns of animals. On the arms of the cross are key
patterns. The Celts, unlike everyone else doing key patterns at the time, put
them at a diagonal. The knotwork at the top of the cross is a triad, which
symbolizes the trinity. This cross has been dated at about 800. An inscription
on the opposite side reads "Pray for Tuathgall who caused this cross to be
made." An abbot of Clonmacnois of this name died in 810 where the cross is
thought to have originated.
| Size |
SKU # |
| 12 1/2" x 5" |
157 |
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