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A chrismon is a Christian symbol representing Jesus Christ.〔''The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture'' by Peter Murray and Linda Murray 1996 ISBN 0198661657 page 100〕 As in the case of Christogram, the term ''chrismon'' comes from the Latin phrase "''Christi monogramma''", meaning "monogram of Christ".〔''OED Online'', under ''Chrismon''〕 Since early Christianity, the term ''chrismon'' has traditionally referred to any symbol or figure reminiscent of the name of Christ, by contrast with the basic christogram consisting of plain letters typically implying the presence of some kind of calligraphic ornamentation.〔''Likeness and Presence: A History of the Image Before the Era of Art'' by Hans Belting, Edmund Jephcott 1997 ISBN 0226042154 pages 107-109〕〔Ersch ''et al''., Volume 1, Issue 29 of ''Allgemeine Encyklopadie der Wissenschaften und Künste'', 1837, (p. 303 ) .〕 In the 20th century the term also started to be used in a wider sense to refer to ornaments that are "symbols for Christ or some part of Christ's ministry"; these are often used during Advent and Christmas,〔''Catholic Traditions in Crafts'' by Ann Ball 1997 ISBN 0879737115 page 17〕 to decorate a Chrismon tree (or a Christmas tree), and include "the crow, descending down, fish, Celtic cross, Jerusalem cross, shepherd's crook, chalice, shell, and others".〔〔 == Traditional usage == A prominent chrismon is the Chi Rho symbol, formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters chi and rho (ΧΡ) of the Greek word "ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ" '' =Christ''. The Alpha and Omega symbols may at times accompany a chrismon.〔''Allegory of the Church'' by Calvin Kendall 1998 ISBN 1442613092 page 137〕 In the 4th century, during the reign of Constantine, the terms chrismon and christogram only referred to the Chi Rho symbol.〔''The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine'' by Noel Lenski 2012 ISBN 110760110X page 71〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chrismon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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