Necklace - Holy Face of Jesus 17.5mm Sterling retailer Silver + 18 inch Sterling Silver Snake Chain

This Holy Face medal is made in sterling silver. The beautiful medal of the Holy Face, measuring 18mm in diameter, is sterling silver. The reverse of the medal is a Christogram, and the medal hangs on an 18 inch sterling silver snake chain.

CHRISTOGRAM is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol. Different types of Christograms are associated with the various traditions of Christianity, e.g. the IHS monogram referring to the Holy Name of Jesus or ΙϹΧϹ referring to Christ. In the Latin-speaking Christianity of medieval Western Europe, the most common Christogram became "IHS" or "IHC", denoting the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, IHΣΟΥΣ, iota-eta-sigma, or ΙΗΣ. The Greek letter iota is represented by I, and the eta by H, retailer while the Greek letter sigma is either in its lunate form, represented by C, or its final form, represented by S. Because the Latin-alphabet letters I and J were not systematically distinguished until the 17th century, "JHS" and "JHC" are equivalent to "IHS" and "IHC".