JHS

E845810

JHS is a traditional Christogram representing the name of Jesus, commonly used in Christian symbolism and liturgy.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
JHS canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian symbol ⓘ
Christogram ⓘ
appearsOn altars ⓘ
church decorations ⓘ
liturgical vessels ⓘ
vestments ⓘ
associatedWith Holy Name of Jesus ⓘ
category Christian symbols ⓘ
Christograms ⓘ
derivesFrom IHS ⓘ
hasVariant IHC ⓘ
IHS ⓘ
languageOrigin Latin ⓘ
relatedTo monogram of Christ ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
represents name of Jesus ⓘ
symbolizes Jesus Christ ⓘ
devotion to the Holy Name ⓘ
usedBy Anglican Church ⓘ
linked to: Anglican Communion

Lutheran Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

other Christian denominations ⓘ
usedFor devotional purposes ⓘ
ecclesiastical heraldry ⓘ
liturgical ornamentation ⓘ
usedIn Christian art ⓘ
Christian iconography ⓘ
Christian liturgy ⓘ
usedSinceCentury Middle Ages ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.