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Ichthys was adopted as a Christian symbol.. The ichthys or ichthus (/ ˈ ɪ k θ ə s / [1]), from the Greek ikhthū́s (ἰχθύς, 1st cent.AD Koine Greek pronunciation: [ikʰˈtʰys], "fish") is (in its modern rendition) a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, the ends of the right side extending beyond the meeting point so as to resemble the profile of a fish.
Haris is a male given name. The name Haris has two origins: Arabic and Greek. In Arabic, it is derived from the Arabic name Harith (حارث), [1] which means "guardian angel." In Greek, Haris is a forename, or given mythological Greek name, which means "grace". [2] In the Balkans, Haris is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. [3]
Charissa (English variant), Haris (Greek variant transcription) Charis ( Ancient Greek : Χάρις ) is a given name derived from a Greek word meaning "grace, kindness, and life." It is a unisex name, overwhelmingly used for men in Greece and overwhelmingly used for women elsewhere in the world.
Chrismon Chi-Rho symbol with Alpha and Omega on a 4th-century sarcophagus (Vatican Museums) A Christogram (Latin: Monogramma Christi) [a] is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a religious symbol within the Christian Church. One of the oldest Christograms is the Chi ...
The history of Christianity begins with the ministry of Jesus, a Jewish teacher and healer, who was crucified and died c. AD 30–33 in Jerusalem in the Roman province of Judea. Afterwards, his followers, a set of apocalyptic Jews, proclaimed him risen from the dead .
The call was organized by the Black Church PAC, co-founded by the Rev. Michael McBride, a longtime Harris supporter and pastor of The Way Christian Center in Berkeley.
Arethas (disambiguation), the Greek form of the Arabic name Harith; Aretas (disambiguation), another spelling of the Greek form; Banu al-Harith, an Arabian tribe; The Curse on Hareth, a 1982 role-playing game; Haris, Salfit, a Palestinian town formerly known as Harith
The term has been incorporated into the name of the largest Christian communion, the Roman Catholic Church. All of the three main branches of Christianity in the East – Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church and Church of the East – had always identified themselves as Catholic in accordance with apostolic traditions and the ...