Category:Monograms of the name of Jesus Christ

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A number of monograms of the name of Jesus have been used in Christian art and symbolism:

  • The IHS (or JHS) monogram of the name of Jesus (i.e. the traditional Christogram symbol of western Christianity) is derived from the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ), Iota-Eta-Sigma. There is also a variant form, IHC, using the lunate sigma (i.e. with the Greek letter sigma equated to Latin-alphabet "C" due to the common "lunate" form of sigma (i.e. IHCOYC).
  • The Labarum or Chi Rho symbol is derived from the first two letters of the word "Christos" in the Greek alphabet.
  • The monogram IC XC is formed from the first and last leters of Iesous and Christos in Greek (again, using the "lunate" form of the letter sigma of the Roman and Medieval periods).
  • ΙΧΘΥΣ (which literally means "fish" in Greek) is the initials of a Greek phrase meaning "Jesus Christ, son of God, saviour" (thus giving rise to the Christian fish symbol).
  • INRI = Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews)

Subcategories

This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.

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I

I cont.

X

  • XPC‎ (1 C)
  • [×] XPS‎ (3 F)

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