Still Waters Posted December 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Intricate Victorian mosaic floor tiles have been uncovered during £190,000 renovation work at a Flintshire church. Contractors restored the tiles at St Michael's Church, Caerwys, after many became dislodged when a 40-year-old carpet was lifted near the alter. About 50 regular parishioners raised £35,000 towards the refurbishment costs, including replacing a portable toilet in the churchyard. The tiling, showing a Christogram, is believed to date to a revamp in 1896. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-42264317 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted December 11, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I wonder what the mosaic design signifies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted December 11, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted December 11, 2017 26 minutes ago, acute said: I wonder what the mosaic design signifies. Quote A Christogram (Latin Monogramma Christi[1] ) is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a religious symbolwithin the Christian Church. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christogram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted December 11, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Thanks, SW. It's an 'Intertwined IHS monogram'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted December 11, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 11, 2017 It's a little too close to the dollar symbol. They might have been slightly more reticent to restoring it in an American church 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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