√ p x symbol catholic church 313365-P catholic symbol
In the early centuries of the Church it was a secret symbol, often etched on tombs of Christians and served as a means of identifying Christians 4 PX Though the two letters look like P and X in the English alphabet, they are actually chi (looks like X) and rho (looks like P) from the Greek alphabetWhen it became a Roman Catholic Church, it was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and all the martyrs The most wellknown Egyptian obelisk was reerected in 1586 AD, in front of St Peter's Basilica It is surrounded by a sun wheel, with the points lining up with the Vernal Equinox, the Summer Solstice and the Winter SolsticeThe Chi Rho is a Christian symbol for "Christ" written by superimposing the two Greek letters "Chi (X)" and "Rho (P)" which are the first two letters in Greek of the name of "CHRist" The first public use of the Chi Rho symbol was on the labarum, the shield of Constantine's warriors in the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October Society O...