The Triquetra Symbol

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A friend asked me about the triquetra symbol.
Can be seen here... [pages.drexel.edu/~drd26/](http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~drd26/)

Please help me to understand this symbol.
I get that it is a representation of the Holy Trinity, but is it a Catholic symbol.
I've always associated it with the Methodist church ... not sure why.

Please help me understand.

Thank you!
michel
 
I think of it as a Celtic symbol used by Catholic and other Christians for the Holy Trinity. It’s also used by pagans to symbolize less-than-holy trinities.
 
A totally guilty pleasure. Ever read the recaps at Televsion Without Pity? Hilarious.

I was thinking of maiden, mother and crone as far as unholy trinities.
 
I don’t know where the triquetra came from but this is the triskelion of Celtic ancestry. The original form of this was three separate spirals connected together. When St. Patrick converted the Irish, the interlocked triskelion became a symbol for the Holy Trinity - the three in one and one in three. Take a close look at the triskelion. It is interlocked…it has no beginning or end. Father, Son, Holy Spirit…three in one, one in three. So too the shamrock…three in one and one in three.

And, shock to the neo-pagans, St. Patrick was more than aware of Maiden, Mothter, Crone. Syncretism at its best. The three in one and one in three.
 
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