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Christogram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A Christogram is a monogram or combination of letters which forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, and is traditionally used as a Christian symbol. One of the oldest Christograms is the Chi-Rho or Labarum. A Christogram was added to the flag as an image of the Greek letters Chi Rho, in the late Roman period. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christogram   (474 words)

Christogram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) On Western Orthodox icons this christogram may be split: "IC" on the left of the image and "XC" on the right, often with titlos. So christogram and labarum are not synonims.), is a monogram and symbol for Jesus Christ consisting of the superimposed Greek letters Chi and Rho. The most commonly encountered Christogram is the X (or more accurately Greek letter Chi) in the word "Xmas", which represents the first letter of the word Christ. christogram.ask.dyndns.dk   (206 words)

Winter 2001 - 2002 Newsletter - NEW RESEARCH FINDINGS Such is the case for the alleged "Christogram" rock carvings found in two separate sites in the eastern section of the Gungywamp complex. The "bar" carved above this alleged "Christogram" in the Gungywamp is not over the C but only over the I, and there is also a small left-upward notch at the bottom of the I, which makes the rock carving look more like the initials JC rather than IC. The III carvings may stand for his being the third member of his family to bear that name, or the III could represent a surveyor's marking, since the carving is found in a rock boundary wall. www.gungywamp.com /winter_2001_2002.html   (1152 words)

Coinage of the Byzantine Empire Constantine I's defeat of his rival Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge in 312 A.D. was a turning point in the history of Christianity, for Constantine attributed his victory to the protection of the Christian God. On the eve of this battle, he had a vision of a luminous cross accompanied by the inscription, "In this [sign], be victorious." He also had a dream advising him to place the monogram of Christ, or Christogram (the first two letters of Christ's name in Greek, X P) on his soldiers' shields (photo right). Under his successors (except the pagan Julian), the victorious standard of 312 with the Christogram, known as the labarum, was frequently shown on coins held by the standing figure of the emperor; it is sometimes shown alone piercing a snake (photo lower right). doaks.org /CoinExhibition/christianization/christianization1main.html   (288 words)

The Development of the Byzantine Solidus Pg. 6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) The Christogram was the earliest form of Christian subject matter to be included on Byzantine solidi. The Christogram consists of a monogram formed out of the Greek initials of Christ's name (I X P) and can appear in several different arrangements. The figure of Victory is itself a pagan type and thus the coin shows the continued use of pagan subjects in combination with Christian symbols. www.lawrence.edu /dept/art/buerger/essays/byzant6.html   (456 words)

Jesus H. Christ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The expression dates to at least the late nineteenth century (although according to Mark Twain it was already old in 1850), and likely originates with the ancient Christian three-letter symbolism IHS (the Christogram). The Christogram symbol derived from the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, transliterated as "IHS" or "JHS". Since "IHS" gave rise to the backronym Iesus Hominum Salvator (Latin for "Jesus savior of men"), it is plausible that "JHC" gave rise to "Jesus H. Christ". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jesus_H._Christ   (739 words)

Featured Coin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) The Chi-Rho monogram, or Christogram, combined X and P, the first two letters in the name of Christ. When the forces of Constantius took the mint city of Treveri, a few coins were issued combining the portrait of Constantius II and the Magnentius type of the Christogram. Remembering that the purpose of this type was to draw attention to Constantius' heresy, this issue was recognized as an error and was soon stopped. dougsmith.ancients.info /feac26.html   (441 words)

The Heavenly Choirs The orb bears the Christogram, or Chi-Rho, a monogram formed from the first two Greek Letters of the name "Christ." These symbols indicate here that angelic authority, like all authority exercised in creation, derives from Christ. The orb bears the Christogram, or Chi-Rho, an ancient monogram formed from the first two Greek Letters of the name "Christ." These symbols indicate here that angelic authority, like all authority exercised in creation, derives from Christ. The orb bears the Christogram, or Chi-Rho, an ancient monogram formed from the first two Greek letters of the name "Christ." It includes here the Greek letters Alpha and Omega ("first and last"), which Christ applies to Himself in the Book of Revelation. www.conceptionabbey.org /Basilica/Angels/heavenly.htm   (456 words)

The Power of the Sign of the Cross If you thought another person might be a Christian, to confirm this you would draw a slash on a wall or on the ground, "\." If the other person was, in fact, a Christian, then he or she would add another slash to complete the "X." The same held true for the "fish" symbol. The Christogram was sometimes altered so that the thumb joined with the last two fingers, and this was sometimes noted, as with Blessed Theodoret. In Russia, the laity began to imitate their priests with respect to the Sign of the Cross so that the altered Christogram came to be used by them as the standard rite for blessing oneself. www.unicorne.org /orthodoxy/articles/alex_roman/signofthecross.htm   (1664 words)

What does the "IC XC" next to Christ mean? - Byzantine Forum The Christogram "IC XC" is always placed on Icons of Christ to indicate the Word of God. The Christogram is also used by Priests and Bishops to bless the people with their hands. He used the Christogram and he told me he not only uses it, he encourages his Jesuit colleagues to use it as well. www.byzcath.org /bboard/Forum2/HTML/000625.html   (681 words)

The Cross- A Central Image On Coins - Associated Content However, the cross did not gain significance as a Christian symbol until three hundred years after the death of Christ, perhaps because early Christians strove to keep the faith secret to avoid perse-cution by idolatrous Roman rulers. Thus the Christogram, known as the Labarum cross*, become a symbol of victory in battle and, eventually, the ultimate symbol of Christianity and most popular symbol of the late Roman iconography. Toward the end of the reign of Constantine, the Labarum cross as a symbol of victory appeared in a subordinate position on bronze coins (with images from the Roman pantheon dominating). associatedcontent.com /article/1991/the_cross_a_central_image_on_coi...   (259 words)

International Catacomb Society: News from Rome, 10 Years of Restoration in the Hypageum of Via Dino Compagni (Via ... A co-existence of Judaism and Christianity in ancient Rome is best imagined from the inscription discovered near the via Latina, now in the epigraphic collection of the Museo Nazionale delle Marche. It is decorated with a scene of the resurrection of Lazarus, a Christogram and a menorah. The exhibit contains also a collection of important sarcophagi, gold glass and lucernae from the collections of the Vatican Museums and models of the principal basilicae in Rome dedicated to the apostles: St. Peter's, St. Pauls, and Saint Sebastian on the via Appia Antica. www.catacombsociety.org /nfr_7-23-2000.html   (291 words)

Jesus/Yeshua/Yahashua - BibleForums Christian Message Board and Forums Orthodox use a Christogram, He is the Beginning and the End. The Greek letters, ICXC, are pressed (in the center, Lamb) on the communion bread that is made for the eucharist. In the Latin-speaking Christianity of medieval Western Europe (and so among Catholics and many Protestants today), the most common Christogram is "IHS" or "IHC", derived from the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, iota-eta-sigma-omicron-upsilon-sigma or ΙΗΣΟΥΣ. bibleforums.org /forum/showthread.php?t=53744   (2676 words)

Sign of the Cross The Oriental Orthodox also cross themselves from left to right, and they understand this to mean that Christ brought us from the darkness of sin (the left, in Latin "sinister"), to the Light of His Grace on the right. The RC practice of crossing with the whole hand also derived from an imitation of their priests who blessed with their whole hand rather than with the Christogram (shaping the fingers to represent the letters of Christ's Name, IC XC). reserved to themselves the sole right to bless the faithful using the Christogram. www.unicorne.org /Orthodoxy/2005/signofthecross.htm   (365 words)

Maurice Tiberius Exe: CONOB - Victory standing, facing, holding scepter with Christogram and cross on globe. SB 495, MIB II 68Dc, DOC I 44b AE Follis Obv: DNMAVRICTIBERPPAVG - Crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and scepter with cross and eagle atop. Rev: Wreath, Christogram with dot on either side and E below within. www.dirtyoldcoins.com /gandinga/id/mtib.htm   (1044 words)

Chi Rho Historically, the Chi-Rho emblem can be viewed as the first Christian Cross. The Chi-Rho is a Christogram, a monogram or combination of letters which forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, and is traditionally used as a Christian symbol. The Chi-Rho became an important Christian symbol when adopted by the Roman Emperor Constantine as the christogram was added to the Roman battle flag. www.prescottchurch.org /index_files/chirho.htm   (261 words)

Justinian I SB 140, DOC I 9b AU Solidus Obv: DNIVSTINANVSPPAVG - Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield. SB 140, DOC I 9j AU Solidus Obv: DNIVSTINANVSPPAVG - Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield. SB 140, DOC I 278, Hahn 73 AU Solidus Obv: DNIVSTINANVSPPAVG - Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield. www.dirtyoldcoins.com /gandinga/id/jnian1.htm   (2588 words)

HKHPE 50 03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) Where do we find the Christogram XP among the Pagans? 35 a b, 36 a b, 37 a b: Christogram common forms. The story of the Christogram, which Constantine the Great is said to have seen. hanskrause.de /HKHPE/hkhpe_50_03.htm   (1083 words)

Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Christogram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) In the traditional Orthodox ikon of Christ Pantokrator, Christ's right hand is shown in a pose that represents the letters IC, X and C. Western Christianity Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Christogram; all previous versions may be viewed here. They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article. www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/?title=Christogram   (599 words)

Baptistry from Kalibia in Tunisia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) The Christogram is at the bottom of the well. At the top, the central bird, with the Christogram to the right, then the pascal Below another Christogram and a dolphin, flanked by fruit trees, with another fish below this one. people.vanderbilt.edu /~james.p.burns/chroma/baptism/kalibia.html   (70 words)

Justin I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) A rough military commander from Macedonia, Justin helped usher in the age of his famous nephew Justinian. The reestablishment of religious orthodoxy and improved relations with the Roman Church laid foundations for the later reconquest of Italy and other accomplishments. The reverse design - the monogram of Greek letters "chi" and "ro", known as a Christogram - is by legend, the sign that Christ told Constantine the Great in his dream to put on banners before the next day's big battle against rival Maxentius in 312, which he won. www.suc.org /exhibitions/byz_coins/present/Justin_I.html   (148 words)

Covenant Presbyterian Church: Chi Rho Symbol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) It is a Christian symbol representing Jesus Christ, with the chi and rho being the first two letters in the Greek spelling of Christ (Christos; chi-rho-iota-sigma-tau-omicron-sigma). The Chi Rho symbol is also called the labarum, the Monogram of Christ, Constantine's Cross, the Chrismon, the Christogram, and the Monogram of Constantine. The Chi Rho symbol was used to represent Jesus even before 312 AD. home.earthlink.net /~covenantpres/youth/symbol.html   (198 words)

Home|Collections|Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities|Late antiquity and early Christianity|Monogrammatic Cross ... It was placed as an independent cultic memorial. It is in the form of a Latin cross, which becomes a Christogram (chi-rho) through the addition of the Greek letter "P (rho) at the top. The symbols for alpha and omega hanging from the arms of the crossbeam (the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet) symbolise Christ as quoted in the New Testament Revelation to John (1:8; 21:6; 22:13): "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. www.khm.at /staticE/page1582.html   (134 words)

STAF 1_3 The Chi-Rho symbol is also called the labarum, the Monogram of Christ, Constantine's Cross, the Chrismon, the Christogram, and the Constantine I was said to have had a vision or a dream of the Chi-Rho pages.prodigy.net /chauvette/OURWEB~1/STAF_1_3.html   (345 words)

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