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| There is a legend of how St. Patrick, when preaching to some soon-to-be converted heathens, was shown a sacred standing stone that was marked with a circle that was symbolic of the moon goddess. Patrick made the mark of a latin cross through the circle and blessed the stone making the first Celtic Cross. The present shape evolved between the 4th and the 9th centuries. In the 19th century a revival started with the use of the cross becoming popular in graveyards during the victorian times in Dublin, eventually spreading to other parts of the world. It was at this time the term 'Celtic Cross' became more used to also include the celtic influence in Scotland, England and Wales. |
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