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| Chi-Rho in navy. |
Description of Illustration: Chi-Rho in four colors with white backgrounds: navy, brown, forest green and red.
The Chi Rho (/ˈkaɪ ˈroʊ/) is one of the earliest forms of christogram, and is used by some Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters chi and rho (ΧΡ) of the Greek word "ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ" = Christ in such a way to produce the monogram. Although not technically a Christian cross, the Chi-Rho invokes the crucifixion of Jesus, as well as symbolising his status as the Christ.
The use of a wreath around the Chi-Rho symbolizes the victory of the Resurrection over death, and is an early visual representation of the connection between the Crucifixion of Jesus and his triumphal resurrection, as seen in the 4th century sarcophagus of Domitilla
in Rome. Here, in the wreathed Chi-Rho the death and resurrection of
Christ are shown as inseparable, and the Resurrection is not merely a
'happy ending', tucked at the end of the life of Christ on Earth. Given
the use of similar symbols on the Roman standard, this depiction also
conveyed another victory, namely that of the Christian faith: the Roman
soldiers who had once arrested Jesus and marched him to Calvary now walked under the banner of a resurrected Christ.
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| Chi-Rho in brown. |
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| Chi-Rho in forest green. |
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| Chi-Rho in red. |
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