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Constructed in Rome in 1568 the Church of the Gesù, formally called Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina (i.e., the "Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus at the 'Argentina ' ") [ 24] is the Mother Church of the order. A number of religious communities dedicated to the Holy Name Jesus have been formed since the Middle Ages.
Christogram. A Christogram ( Latin: Monogramma Christi) [ a] is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a religious symbol within the Christian Church . One of the oldest Christograms is the Chi-Rho (☧). It consists of the superimposed Greek letters chi (Χ) and rho ...
The Healing of the Paralytic – one of the oldest known depictions of Jesus, [ 18 ] from the Syrian city of Dura Europos, dating from about 235. Initially Jesus was represented indirectly by pictogram symbols such as the ichthys (fish), the peacock, or an anchor (the Labarum or Chi-Rho was a later development).
Christ Pantocrator of Saint Catherine's Monastery is one of the oldest Byzantine religious icons, dating from the 6th century AD. [ 1] The earliest known surviving depiction of Jesus Christ as Pantocrator (literally ruler of all ), it is regarded by historians and scholars among the most important and recognizable works in the study of ...
Jesus Christ Pantocrator (Detail from the deesis mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul) Christ Pantocrator in the dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre's catholicon. Church domes are a common site of Pantocrator images. In Christian iconography, Christ Pantocrator (Greek: Χριστὸς Παντοκράτωρ) [1] is a specific depiction of Christ.
Detectives took the Turin Shroud, believed to show Jesus' image, and created a photo-fit image from the material. They used a computer program to reverse the aging process. After reducing his jaw ...
The word Christ (and similar spellings) appears in English and in most European languages. English speakers now often use "Christ" as if it were a name, one part of the name "Jesus Christ", though it was originally a title ("the Messiah"). Its usage in "Christ Jesus" emphasizes its nature as a title. [ 8][ 15] Compare the usage "the Christ". [ 16]
1661–1679. ( 1661–1679) Type. Ceiling Fresco. Location. Il Gesù, Rome. Triumph of the Name of Jesus is a 17th-century fresco painting by Giovanni Battista Gaulli. [1] The fresco occupies the nave of the Church of the Gesù in Rome, with both fresco painting and stucco molding.