Jewelry Crosses

One of the most recognized symbols in the world is the cross of the Christian faith. The cross is a symbol that represents Jesus Christ, and his victory over death and sin. In the past, jewelry crosses were not widely worn, mostly as displaying yourself as a Christian would have led to persecution. Instead early Christians would have worn different, more subtle symbols such as that of a fish. Early Christian jewelry may also have had an anchor or a mariners cross. It wasn’t until the third century A.D., when Christianity became the official religion of Rome that jewelry crosses began to emerge, and since then have become hugely popular around the world. There are various different types of jewelry crosses, and all have slightly different histories and...