Irish Rosary
This Irish Penal Rosary is a handmade, antique reproduction and gemstone rosary featuring symbolic, true bronze pieces, and natural Select grade aventurine beads.
The metal pieces are symbolic and complement the antique Irish rosary beads style, evoking the overall Irish Theme.
The antique crucifix on this Irish Catholic rosary features abundant Celtic symbolism* in front and back, and is 2" long. This Irish cross is from "Penal Times" in Ireland, 1540-1731 when its elongated form lent itself to be easily concealed within the hand during times of religious persecution.
The large, vintage rosary center features shamrocks on the sides, which carry a symbolism of their own**, and the center reads in Latin "Mater Dei - Ora Pro Nobis" (Mother of God - Pray For Us).
The lovely medal portrays the infant Jesus with a radiant North Star shining upon Him. The words "Gloria Deo" are engraved in the front. In the back, a Jerusalem Cross*** with the word "Jerusalem" engraved in the center.
The beads are 8mm and 12mm Select Grade Natural Color Aventurine. They are a beautiful pastel green, very uniform in color and size, with great luster and silky to the touch.
This is a large rosary, approximately 24.75"
Irish Penal Crucifix SSCR419
measures: 2 inches or 50 mmIrish Shamrock Centerpiece SSCE1145
measures: 7/8" x 1 1/2 inches or 22 x 38 mm
***See the tab "Meaning"
SAJ Rosary Beads
Prayer beads are a gift of love, and we specialize in constructing durable, fine quality rosaries.
These beautiful rosaries are handmade using traditional wire and chain rosary techniques, valuable semi-precious stones, and natural crystal beads.
Each one of them is made by hand to be used and passed down as a religious family heirloom due to the beauty of design, fine workmanship, and quality of the materials used.
A gift box, and a luxurious red velvet rosary pouch are included with every purchase.
We ship worldwide.
Antique or Vintage Rosary
The crucifixes and centers in the Sacred Art Jewelry collection are true golden bronze and .925 sterling silver reproductions of authentic antique or vintage pieces from all over the world.
They are new, top quality castings that are hand crafted using the ancient lost wax method. This technique, employed by the Greeks and the Egyptians, is still used in fine jewelry and considered the best way to assure each medal is an exact replica of the original.
The pieces you will find may be Irish, French, Spanish, Russian, as well as Native American, Latin American or Philippine, etc. A great many different Christian cultures and nationalities are represented.
Traditional Chained Rosary Technique
At Sacred Art Jewelry, we prefer to use the traditional rosary making technique of using ring caps to prevent the chain links from opening. These metal ring bead caps provide a sort of a "fence" that supports the wire. It also provides a most elegant finish to the chained rosary.
Custom Rosary
We take great care in finding stunning, natural bead combinations for our rosary beads, and we’ll be glad to advise as to whether the rosary part choices you are making are suitable. So, enjoy visualizing your favorite pieces on this rosary and make it your own by selecting:
- Your metal of choice, whether it is true golden bronze or .925 sterling silver
- Any rosary parts, i.e., crucifix or cross, centerpiece and medals from our collection
- Bead size, you may choose the standard (6 mm) or the larger, most ergonomic and comfortable rosary size for the hands (8 mm) beads
Please, Contact Us to inquire about the cost of your custom rosary.
We will calculate the difference between the prices of the metal pieces and materials used for the model shown in the listing, and the ones of your choice, and either create a special listing for you, or send you a Paypal invoice.
Catholic Rosary Beads
Choose your crucifix and center rosary components individually or visit our Rosary Parts section to find a crucifix and center rosary set you will cherish for a lifetime. By choosing your rosary components from this section you will be sure the two parts are a good match in terms of weight, style, design as well as the theme they evoke.
Medals and Medallions
Attaching medals of saints or any personal devotion to rosaries is an ancient tradition. We have a wide variety of Catholic and Christian medals we’ll be happy to attach to your rosary. Just send a note with your order letting us know which medallions you would like, and we’ll insert them to the rosary free of charge.
Other Christian Rosary Beads
This is a traditional Catholic five (5) decade rosary. However, we’ll be glad to create a different chaplet or Protestant version of this rosary for Anglicans, Lutherans, Baptists or other Catholic devotees by using the prayer bead composition or design structure of your choice and substituting the metal pieces you choose. We have a wide variety of antique and vintage crosses, centerpieces and medals in our collections where you will find appropriate pieces you'll love for your design.
Rosary Beads for Men
Of course, all the pieces in our collections are suitable for both men and women, in the end it is a matter of taste and preferences. Typically, men’s rosaries are characterized by more linear, less ornate designs. Women’s rosary parts are usually more decorated with elaborate scrolls, flowers, and the like.
Rosary Necklace
Can your rosary be worn as a necklace? Rosary beads have been worn around the neck by both men and women from different cultures for centuries, and indeed designed and created to be worn as jewellery. Whether right or wrong, who are we to judge? This has been made a topic of controversy in recent years, but it can be argued that ultimately what matters is the respect with which the object is treated, the intention, and the occasions for which it is worn.
*The crucifix has various symbols of the Passion: a hammer for the nails of the cross, a halo for the Crown of Thorns, a jug symbolizing the Last Supper, cords for binding which recall the scourging at the Pillar, the spear used at Calvary, a cock and pot which illustrates an early apocryphal legend relating to Judas, the betrayer, and a roasting cock which suddenly came to life and crowed, thus prophesying the Resurrection, three nails used for the crucifix. Small marks along the side of the corpus indicate a ladder, both used in the crucifixion and by which we ascend to heaven.
**The shamrock used in this Irish rosary centerpiece is a native species of clover in Ireland and symbol of all things Irish, one of the oldest Celtic symbols. A Catholic legend holds that St. Patrick used it’s three lobes as a device for teaching the Holy trinity. To the Druids who came before, it symbolized a similar “three in one” concept, the three dominions of earth, sky, and sea, the life cycles of humans, and the phases of the moon. In Celtic folklore, the Shamrock is a charm against evil, a belief that has carried over in the modern reliance in the four leafed clover as a good luck charm.
***The Jerusalem cross on the back of the medal on this Irish rosary, also known as Crusaders' cross or the "Five-fold Cross", is a heraldic cross or Christian symbol consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Greek crosses, one in each quadrant. The symbolism of the five-fold cross is variously given as the Five Wounds of Christ, Christ and the four quarters of the world, Christ and the four evangelists.
Each of the metal pieces is a fine reproduction of an authentic antique or vintage artifact, hand cast
in the U.S. in sterling silver or solid bronze, using the lost wax
method.
Because it was cast from a genuine item, it retains all the
details and character of the unique piece.
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