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| CALL OF THE FISHERMEN: Chi and Rho are the first two letters in the Greek spelling of Christ (ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ), which is why the symbol is sometimes called “the monogram of Christ.” The emblem became a commonly used Christian symbol in the early church, appearing on sarcophagi as early as the 3rd century. It became an especially prominent Christian symbol after the emperor Constantine, the first Roman emperor to allow Christians to practice their faith and worship openly, used it as part of his military standard. |  |
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