Celebrate Your Faith with Trending Religious Jewelry
Jewelry cuts across various spheres of human life - the emotional sphere, the social sphere, and even the spiritual sphere. Just as we have religious clothing, there are jewelry pieces that denote or celebrate our faith. In this context, the jewelry pieces we're referring to are Christian jewelry pieces. Naturally, Christians want items that symbolize their faith and subtly communicate their message or spiritual identity to onlookers. A fashion accessory that perfectly fits both descriptions is a Christian jewelry piece. There are varieties of such jewelry - Christian rings for men, religious bracelets, and religious necklaces. Let's look at the various Christian jewelry pieces.
Christian Rings
The origin of wearing Christian rings can be traced to Byzantine Christians. This was in Europe. People took regular rings and engraved them with holy messages, Christian prayers, and scriptural quotes. Christian rings for men didn't just symbolize the Christian faith or show one's love for Jesus; they also became a sort of protection against evil forces. From the 14th century, Christian rings became very popular.
Christian rings with prayers engraved on their surface are rare sights now. The religious rings in vogue now are the ones with a crucifix or cross on them. They come in varieties. Some Christian rings have crosses engraved at their center, while some have them engraved across their entire circumference. The varieties also extend to the material - gold, stainless steel, sterling silver, titanium, silicone, carbon fiber, etc.
Christian rings and other religious jewelry pieces became prominent because Christian clerics always wore them.
Christian Necklaces
These religious necklaces are more accurately referred to as religious pendants. This is because they are necklaces attached to a cross/crucifix. There are many cross designs - Jerusalem cross, Coptic cross, Celtic cross, Templar Cross, Orthodox Cross, Canterbury Cross, Greek Cross, etc. Some necklaces are attached to a crucifix - a cross depicting the crucifixion of Christ. There are also necklaces that show a cross without the body of Christ.
Aside from pendants, there are Christian medallions, another type of religious necklace. It's a circular attachment that comes with a regular necklace. This attachment can depict a crucifix, an image of Christ in flowing robes, the Virgin Mary (for Catholics), and so on. There are even medallions that show the open pages of the holy scripture. These are all depictions of the Christian faith.
Just like rings, they also come in varieties such as gold, silver, titanium, copper, and titanium.
Why Wear Christian Jewelry Pieces?
● To Celebrate Your Faith: Wearing Christian jewelry pieces is a way of announcing your faith without being in the faces of people. Wearing it also shows that you believe in the gospel and accept the Lord Jesus as your personal lord and savior.
● To Accessorise your Outfit: Christian jewelry pieces add a touch of aesthetics to your outfit. Christian jewelry such as bead bracelets with a crucifix attachment complements casual or semi-formal attire.
Wearing Christian jewelry pieces doesn't necessarily mean you're celebrating the Christian faith. Even non-Christians wear Christian jewelry pieces because of their visual appeal.
