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What does ihs stand for in Catholic church?

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IHS are the first three letters of Jesus's name in Greek. It does not stand for "Isis, Horus and Seb" who were Egyptian Gods. That was a myth propogated by anti-Catholic fundamentalist Jack Chick in one of his error-riddled cartoon tracts.

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