Gravestone engraved with IHS - monogram or symbol representing the Greek contraction of “Jesus”, St. Mary the Virgin, Wanstead

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IHS is a monogram or symbol representing the Greek contraction of “Jesus”: Sometimes regarded as an abbreviation of the Latin phrase meaning “Jesus, Savior Of Men” or “In Hoe Signo vinces”

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Size: 4000px × 3176px
Location: Wansford, Peterborough, England, UK, PE8 6JH
Photo credit: © Tony Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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