What does chi rho represent?

Answer 1

chi rho symbolises the birth of life and shold stay that 4ever

(By Martin Cosentino, 11.30.10)

The symbol Chi-Rho, the first two letters of the Greek word 'christos'

the name for Christ, the 'Anointed One,' is the fusion of the female, chi,

symbolized by the 'X' and the male 'rho', symbolized by the 'P' joined

together at the focus of the 'chi', an overt symbol of physical sexual union.

The male 'rho' is a direct symbol of the 'right hand of G-d,' the place where

Christ reigns, is depicted as the right half-circle of the 'P' and is a direct

reference to the location of the right half of the human brain. The symbol

also suggests the spiritual union of these two polarities, "in the image and

likeness of G-d, he created them, male and female created he them." This

supposition, the Christ, concludes that in all human beings, regardless of

their gender or sexual orientation, the male and female principles are bound

together in love, without which, no life of any kind, is possible. Christianity

then, considering the inviolate nature of every person, presumes that the

advent of the Christ, in Greek, 'The Anointed One' is possible for every human

being born. The Christogram represents the highest possible human achievement,

both in spirit and form, approaching divinity. It is this entire Greek concept of the Christ, joined with the Judaic concept of the Messiah, the Redeemer, that describes and characterizes the modern understanding of the person of Jesus of Nazareth, the founder of Christianity.

Answer 2

The Chi Rho is a symbol made up of the first two Greek letters that spell the name of Christ. It is an early Christian symbol allegedly seen by Constantine before his great battle at the Milivan Bridge. Constantine had the sign painted on the shields of his men and he went on to victory against the superior forces of his enemy. Convinced of Christ's power, Constantine thus put the sign upon the imperial standard. You can follow the link below to see the Chi Rho.

The only problem with this answer is that the chi-rho symbol was around before Christianity, on the coins of Ptolemy lll Euergetes 246-222 BC. I have added a link to the coin.