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A medieval-style version of the IHS (or JHS) monogram of the name of Jesus (i.e. the traditional Christogram symbol of western Christianity), derived from the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, Iota-Eta-Sigma (ΙΗΣΟΥΣ). For a more modern version, see JHS-IHS-Monogram-Name-Jesus.svg.
[8] [9] [10] Other exceptions were masses in the days before Easter, when the association with the treacherous kiss of Judas might be too strong, and the kiss of peace was omitted entirely. [11] The pax board, as a substitute for the kiss of peace, is first mentioned in 1248 in the statutes of the Archbishop of York, and seems to have been an ...
Date: 2006: Source: Own work: Author: user:AnonMoos: Other versions: SVG version of Image:JHS-IHS-Monogram-Name-Jesus.png Derivative works of this file: IHS with cross.jpg For a medieval style version of this monogram, see Image:IHS-monogram-Jesus-medievalesque.png or Image:IHS-monogram-Jesus-medievalesque.svg.
Kissing out of honor, respect, and even forgiveness is a tradition that is incorporated into many Christian denominations. The kissing of icons, painted images of Jesus and the saints, is the primary form of veneration in Orthodox Christianity. Veneration of the holy images is an ancient custom dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries, and is ...
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Iconodulism (also iconoduly or iconodulia) designates the religious service to icons (kissing and honourable veneration, incense, and candlelight). The term comes from Neoclassical Greek εἰκονόδουλος ( eikonodoulos ) (from Greek : εἰκόνα – icon (image) + Greek : δοῦλος – servant ), meaning "one who serves images ...
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