Hi Richard: ; I'm so glad this is the answer for the puzzle. I've wracked my widdle brain and came up with the same answer you did. Ah for those good old days of latin during the religion classes at St. Nicholas of Tolentine in the good old Bronx, (when it WAS good). Thanks for your help on behalf of all of us RC's who have been trying to remember our Latin. Mea culpa! Anne Richard Callanan wrote: > Yes IHS is a monogram for "Jesus". "INRI" which you sometimes see on > crucifixes are the Latin initials for "Jesus of Nazereth King (Rex) of the > Jews". > > A wonderful source for all RC information is the Catholic Encyclopedia which > is free on line at > > http://www.catholicconnections.org/Catholic_Encyclopedia/Encyclopedia.htm > > Richard Callanan > London, England. > > ==== IRELAND-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > Do not send messages to the list about a virus. To do so puts your subscription status on the list in jeopardy.