Jesus was a carpenter like his earthly father but most of his friends and many followers were fisherman - the fishing boat is a symbol of his followers, there is a cross on the top of the mast and the x/p are the first letters of Christ's name in Greek.

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Jesus was a carpenter like his earthly father but
most of his friends and many followers were
fisherman - the fishing boat is a symbol of his
followers, there is a cross on the top of the
mast and the x/p are the first letters of
Christ's name in Greek.
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The Latin Cross reminds Christians that Jesus
died on the cross to save them. This is the main
Christian symbol. There are many different types
of crosses.
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A symbol of the holy spirit and peace. The dove
appeared at Jesus' baptism.
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The first letters of Christ in Greek. The Chi
Rho is one of the earliest cruciform symbols used
by Christians. It is formed by superimposing the
first two letters of the word "Christ" in Greek,
chi ch and rho r.
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Alpha and omega - the beginning and the end of
the Greek alphabet - demonstrates that God is
first, and last - eternal!
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The symbol of the fish - The fish symbol was
created using the Greek letters which spell out
ICTHUS Jesus Christ, God's Son, Saviour. ICTHUS
also means fish - so the fish symbol was used
when the early church was being persecuted. This
was a secret sign scratched on the walls of
buildings or drawn on the floor in the sand, to
tell people where a Christian meeting was being
held. It is still frequently used today.
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The Good Shepherd Some of the earliest
depictions of Christ show Him as the Good
Shepherd. This type of representation is found in
the Catacombs.
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Rainbow Sign of the Covenant with Noah
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Byzantine Cross used mostly by the Eastern
Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. The
second cross-bar at top is for the INRI
inscription the bottom cross-bar is His footrest.
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Slavonic Cross used most often by Eastern
Catholics and Russian Orthodox, this Cross is the
Byzantine Cross with the footrest at a diagonal.
This slant is said to represent one of a few
things the footrest wrenched loose from the
Christ's writhing in intense physical suffering
lower side representing "down," the fate of
sinners, while the elevated side represents
Heaven.
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Greek Cross a very common artistic
representation of the Cross. Crosses such as this
one and the Tau were also popular because they
were easily disguised, an important feature for
persecuted Christians
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Celtic Cross stone crosses in this form dot the
landscapes of Ireland and Scotland and are
associated with the evangelization of these
lands.
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The Tau cross is so named from the Hebrew
alphabet's last letter 'X', which was pronounced
'Taw'. This same sound transliterates to the
Greek letter 'T'.
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Lamb of God (Latin Agnus Dei) is one of the
titles given to Jesus in the New Testament and
consequently in the Christian tradition. It
refers to Jesus' role as a sacrificial lamb
atoning for the sins of man in Christian
theology, harkening back to ancient Jewish Temple
sacrifices in which a lamb was slain during the
passover, the blood was sprinkled along the door,
and the whole of the lamb was eaten
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INRI is an acronym of the Latin phrase
IESVSNAZARENVSREXIVDÆORVM, which translates to
English as "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the
Jews". It appears in the New Testament of the
Christian Bible in the Gospel of John (1919).
Each of the other accounts for Jesus's death have
a slightly different sign Matthew (2737) "This
is Jesus the King of the Jews" Mark (1526) "The
King of the Jews" and Luke (KJV) "This is the
King of the Jews". The title was written in
Hebrew and Greek and Latin.
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In Christianity the candle is commonly used in
worship both for decoration and ambiance, and as
a symbol that represent the light of God or,
specifically, the light of Christ. The altar
candle is often placed on the altar, usually in
pairs. Candles are also carried in processions,
especially to either side of the processional
cross.