Chi Rho
Sign in to saveAlso known as ☧, ⳩, ΧΡ, PX, Chi-Rho, Khi Ro
symbol with X and P together, representing Christ
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Christogram
- Part of
- labarum
- Has part
- Ρ
- Religion
- Christianity
- Image
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- Commons category
- Chi Rho
- Unicode character
- ☧
- represents
- Jesus
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
The Chi Rho symbol
The Chi Rho (☧, English pronunciation /ˈkaɪ ˈroʊ/ KY-ROH; also known as chrismon) is one of the earliest forms of the Christogram, formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters—chi and rho (ΧΡ)—of the Greek ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ (rom: Christos) in such a way that the vertical stroke of the rho intersects the center of the chi.
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