Question regarding a catholic icon(?)

[Wolf Kiessling]

Can anyone tell me if there is such a thing as a "Sign of Jesus" that is represented by the letter "P" superimposed on the letter "X" ?

Wolf

[Tom Sweeney]

http://webclipart.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fgoldclipart.com%2F24 k%2Fshines17.htm
about a third of the way down on the left
or here
http://home.att.net/%7Ewegast/symbols/symbols.htm

found a better link:
http://home.att.net/%7Ewegast/symbols/chirho/chirho.htm

"Chi Rho
Of the several sacred monograms of Christ, the Chi Rho is one of the most ancient. It is generally formed of the Greek letters chi (X) and rho (P). These are the first letters of the Greek word "XPICTOC" (pronounced Christos), which means "Christ."

[Wolf Kiessling]

http://webclipart.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fgoldclipart.com%2F24 k%2Fshines17.htm
about a third of the way down on the left
or here
http://home.att.net/%7Ewegast/symbols/symbols.htm

found a better link:
http://home.att.net/%7Ewegast/symbols/chirho/chirho.htm

"Chi Rho
Of the several sacred monograms of Christ, the Chi Rho is one of the most ancient. It is generally formed of the Greek letters chi (X) and rho (P). These are the first letters of the Greek word "XPICTOC" (pronounced Christos), which means "Christ."

Thanks, Tom. That was exactly what I was looking for...

Wolf