2013年12月7日 · The stone is located on the right as you enter the church from O’Connell St. As you can see from the photo the insignia is cut in relief on to a rectangular dressed stone. The stone is not original to the church, according to the Augustinians of Limerick Website.

The Christogram IHS is a monogram symbolizing Jesus Christ. From Greek it is an abbreviation of the name ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (Jesus). In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Christogram is composed of the letters X and P, or I and X. They are the first two letters of the words Christ and Jesus Christ in the Greek language.

2017年5月15日 · It is extremely common to walk into a Catholic church and see the letters IHS etched on a crucifix or prominently featured in a stained glass window. What do they mean? Contrary to popular...

2013年12月7日 · The stone is the original lintel stone dated 1633 from the order’s first chapel in Limerick at Fish Lane. The O’Doherty family saved this stone in 1933 when the buildings in Fish Lane were knocked for new houses. The stone was kept in their stonecutting yard until brought to the attention of the Prior, Fr Vincent Lyons in 1961.

2012年12月3日 · IHS can stand for the Latin phrase Iesus Hominum Salvator, or Jesus saviour of mankind. It can also be traced back to an 8 th century Latin phrase dn ihs chs rex regnantium which translates to “Jesus Christ is king of kings”.

2023年3月4日 · It now includes the monogram IHS. This an abbreviation, using the first three letters of the Holy Name of Jesus in Greek, which is written IHΣOYΣ. In Latin the sigma Σ looks like S, hence the IHS Christogram. In the early Church it was a …

2024年10月24日 · IHS stands the first three letters of the name Jesus in Greek (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ). If you’ve been to a cemetery, specifically one with Catholic burials, you’ve probably seen the IHS symbol on a gravestone. Rev. Anthony Joseph Abel (1833-1907), first Catholic priest buried at Calvary Cemetery in Wichita, Kansas, has the IHS symbol on his granite box tomb.

IHS stands for the first three letters (iota-eta-sigma) of the name Jesus in Greek: ΙΗΣΟΥΣ. On this gravestone, the name of Jesus is at the heart of the intersection of the cross, meaning he is at the center of the atonement and forgiveness.

Irish Gravestone Symbol #9: IHS. IHS are the first three initials (iota-eta-sigma) of the name Jesus in Greek: ΙΗΣΟΥΣ. This symbol was introduced in Ireland in about 1780 and was highly popular around 1810 to 1830. Irish Gravestone Symbol #10: IHS, Shield and Ivy

According to legend, the first Christian emperor, Constantine I, saw this motto in a dream or vision, accompanied with the sign of the cross, just before he was to fight an epic battle. The most simple and likely of explanations is that the first three letters of Jesus' name in Greek are IHS, and this is a symbol of devotion to him.