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==Chi Rho Symbol== | ==Chi Rho Symbol== | ||
[[ | [[File:Simple_Labarum2.svg|thumb|The Chi-Rho symbol]] | ||
The Chi Rho (☧) is one of the earliest forms of Christogram, formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters—chi and rho (ΧΡ)—of the Greek word ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ (Christos) in such a way that the vertical stroke of the rho intersects the center of the chi. | The Chi Rho (☧) is one of the earliest forms of Christogram, formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters—chi and rho (ΧΡ)—of the Greek word ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ (Christos) in such a way that the vertical stroke of the rho intersects the center of the chi. | ||