{"id":2736,"date":"2026-01-29T22:09:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/christograms\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T22:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:09:48","slug":"christograms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/en\/christograms\/","title":{"rendered":"Christograms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Christograms<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/eh.png\" alt=\"Byzantine coin from 1028 - 2-sided. I side Christ with Bible - other side IS XS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/eh.png 415w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/eh-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>His abbreviations\/monograms that refer to Christ. An abbreviation is a Christogram if it contains the name Christ. <\/p>\n<p>They were not abbreviations because people were lazy. They functioned as Holy Signs, concentrated theology, protection, and permanent presence of Christ. Here are 4 well-known Christograms:  <\/p>\n<p>A Knight Templar wore them. \u2013 a monk wrote them and the Church carved them in stone. Not to read, but to <strong>be. <\/strong>   <\/p>\n<p>INRI<\/p>\n<p>Iesvs = Jesus<\/p>\n<p>Nazarenvs = of Nazareth<\/p>\n<p>Rex = king<\/p>\n<p>Ivd\u00e6orvm = of the Jews<\/p>\n<p>These are the words that Pontius Pilate wrote above Jesus on the cross.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/4d25972b-acf1-4173-9171-df1bd68b6526-1024x683.png\" alt=\"piece of weathered wood with the letters INRI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/4d25972b-acf1-4173-9171-df1bd68b6526-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/4d25972b-acf1-4173-9171-df1bd68b6526-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/4d25972b-acf1-4173-9171-df1bd68b6526-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/4d25972b-acf1-4173-9171-df1bd68b6526.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/egrqg.png\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>IHS I\u0113sous \u0399\u0397\u03a3\u039f\u03a5\u03a3<\/p>\n<p>The first 3 letters of Jesus in Greek.  <\/p>\n<p>Iota, Eta, Sigma  <\/p>\n<p>It is often used in Western art to symbolize Christ, and sometimes it appears on the Eucharistic host.<\/p>\n<p>Only later was IHS read as &#8220;Iesus Hominum Salvator&#8221; Jesus, savior of mankind. But that is Latin and not Greek.   <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/3y63.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/3y63.png 272w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/3y63-261x300.png 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>IC XC<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0399\u0397\u03a3\u039f\u03a5\u03a3<\/strong> \u2192 abbreviated to <strong>IC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u03a7\u03a1\u0399\u03a3\u03a4\u039f\u03a3<\/strong> \u2192 abbreviated to <strong>XC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Greek abbreviation meaning Jesus Christ; along with a specific hand gesture. That gesture forms the letters.   <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Christ <strong>doesn&#8217;t just say who He is<\/strong>, He <strong>shows<\/strong> it<\/p>\n<p>The coin at the very top is Medieval Greek, or Byzantine Greek. Dating 1028. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"164\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/rt43.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/rt43.png 164w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/rt43-160x300.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>JMJ  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re familiar with the Reverend Fulton Sheen, you&#8217;ve probably seen him write JMJ on the blackboard. That stands for Jesus, Mary and Joseph. It has become a common custom among Catholics to write this at the top of letters, documents, papers or blackboards.  <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/rgwg-1024x1006.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/rgwg-1024x1006.png 1024w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/rgwg-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/rgwg-768x755.png 768w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/rgwg.png 1208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>AMGD<\/p>\n<p>Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam<\/p>\n<p>To the greater glory of God. This abbreviation comes from Saint Ignatius of Layola, Spain.   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/rtgh4t-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Medieval glass &amp; lead window with the text: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>As an extra: the abbreviations IHSV and NNDNN are not Christograms: the name Christ is not in them.<\/p>\n<p>IHSV In Hoc Signo Vinces in this sign you will overcome<\/p>\n<p>NNDNN Non Nobis, Domine, Non Nobis Sed Nomine Tuo Da Gloriam<\/p>\n<p>  Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scherm%C2%ADafbeelding-2026-01-30-om-19.32.45.png\" alt=\"Knights Templar Cross Medal + sheet music Non Nobis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2026-01-30-om-19.32.45.png 561w, https:\/\/nederlandsetempeliers.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Scherm\u00adafbeelding-2026-01-30-om-19.32.45-300x110.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christograms His abbreviations\/monograms that refer to Christ. 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