IHS monogram

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Christian symbol Christogram

The IHS monogram is a Christogram derived from the first three letters of Jesus’ name in Greek, widely used in Christian art and liturgy as a symbol of Jesus Christ.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
IHS Christogram 3
IHC monogram 1
IHS monogram canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian symbol ⓘ
Christogram ⓘ
adoptedBy Society of Jesus ⓘ
appearsIn Jesuit seal ⓘ
appearsWith cross above the H ⓘ
three nails below the H ⓘ
associatedWith Holy Name of Jesus ⓘ
devotion to the Holy Name ⓘ
category Christian symbols ⓘ
Christograms ⓘ
derivedFrom first three letters of the name Jesus in Greek ⓘ
etymology from Greek name ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (Iēsous) ⓘ
hasComponent Greek letter eta ⓘ
Greek letter iota ⓘ
Greek letter sigma ⓘ
hasVariantForm IHS monogram self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: IHC monogram

JHS monogram ⓘ
historicalUse Byzantine Christian tradition ⓘ
medieval Western Christianity ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Greek ⓘ
popularEtymology Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form: interpreted as Iesus Hominum Salvator

interpreted as In Hoc Signo ⓘ
promotedBy Franciscan Order ⓘ
Saint Bernardino of Siena ⓘ
surface form: Saint Bernardine of Siena
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
represents Jesus Christ ⓘ
scriptType monogram ⓘ
symbolizes Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form: Jesus

presence of Christ ⓘ
salvation through Christ ⓘ
transliteratedAs IHC ⓘ
IHS ⓘ
usedBy Anglican Communion ⓘ
surface form: Anglican Church

Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form: Lutheran Church

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
usedIn Christian art ⓘ
Christian iconography ⓘ
Christian liturgy ⓘ
usedOn Christian banners ⓘ
Christian tombs ⓘ
altars ⓘ
church facades ⓘ
church furnishings ⓘ
gravestones ⓘ
liturgical vessels ⓘ
religious paintings ⓘ
vestments ⓘ
writingSystem Greek alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chi-Rho monogram → relatedSymbol → IHS monogram ⓘ
IHS monogram → hasVariantForm → IHS monogram self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: IHC monogram
papal coat of arms of Pope Francis → hasCharge → IHS monogram ⓘ
this entity surface form: IHS Christogram
Jesuit seals → depicts → IHS monogram ⓘ
this entity surface form: IHS Christogram
Saint Bernardino of Siena → associatedSymbol → IHS monogram ⓘ
this entity surface form: IHS Christogram
Holy Name of Jesus → symbolizedBy → IHS monogram ⓘ
this entity surface form: JHS monogram