'Another Christogram used the first three letters of Jesus in Greek: Iota, eta, sigma,' says Dr McClellan. 'And very quickly that began to be used in Latin transliteration which looks like "IHS".

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered intricate mosaics on the floor of a 1,500-year-old Byzantine church, including one that bears a Christogram surrounded by birds.

Researchers recently discovered a rare Christian tattoo while studying a medieval site in Sudan. The tattoo was found on the top of the foot of a body found at a nearby burial site.

SANDANSKI, BULGARIA—A fragment of a sixth-century marble slab bearing a Christian symbol has been recovered at the so-called Bishop’s Basilica in the ancient city of Parthicopolis in ...

Archaeologists excavating the so called Bishop’s Basilica of the Ancient Roman and Early Byzantine city of Parthicopolis located in the town of Sandanski in Southwest Bulgaria have discovered the last ...

Sacred initials. Scholars note that in medieval iconography, the Greek letters “ΙC” were commonly paired with “XC” to form the Christogram “IC XC,” a shorthand for “Jesus Christ.” ...

The tiling, showing a Christogram, is believed to date to a revamp in 1896. Bishop of St Asaph, Gregory Cameron, is due to rededicate the church during a service on Sunday.

'Another Christogram used the first three letters of Jesus in Greek: Iota, eta, sigma,' says Dr McClellan. 'And very quickly that began to be used in Latin transliteration which looks like "IHS".