Celtic Cross - Dean's Stained Glass

I wanted to build a stained glass Celtic Cross for years and never was able to find a good pattern. Finally, after looking at pictures of dozens of crosses, I evolved the above design and built 2 different Celtic crosses in 2003.

In Ireland, it is a popular myth that the Celtic cross was introduced into Ireland by Saint Patrick or Saint Declan during the time he was converting the pagan Irish. It is believed that he combined the symbol of Christianity, a cross, with the symbol of the sun (or the moon as some believe) to give pagan followers an idea of the importance of the cross by linking it with the life-giving properties of the sun.

Existing examples of Celtic crosses date back to at least the 7th century.