Maltese Cross Necklace – Abalone Shell

Description

MALTESE CROSS NECKLACES: Inlaid with Genuine Abalone Shell, the Maltese Cross pendant is silver plated and measures 20mm (2cms) across. Accompanied with a silver-plated 18inch chain, the necklace is striking for a casual look or statement wear. MALTESE CROSS SYMBOLISM: The Maltese Cross formally adopted by the Knights Hospitallers of St. John in 1126, stylistically owes its origins to the crosses used in the crusades, when it was identified as the symbol of the “Christian warrior”: Its eight points denote the eight obligations or aspirations of the knights, namely “to live in truth, have faith, repent one’s sins, give proof of humility, love justice, be merciful, be sincere and whole­hearted, and to endure persecution”.