Style
How to wear your faith quietly
Christian streetwear does not have to shout. Four principles for wearing faith with restraint: symbols over slogans, one signal per piece, and clothes made to last.
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Notes on symbols, saints and style
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Where the signs come from, who the saints are, and how to wear it all with restraint.
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What is the Chi-Rho? The oldest monogram of Christ
The Chi-Rho is made from the first two Greek letters of Christos. Where it comes from, what it meant to Constantine, and why it still works as a mark.
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What does Pietas mean? A Roman virtue, and ours
Pietas was the Roman virtue of dutiful devotion to gods, family and country. Where the word comes from, how it became piety and pity, and why it names this label.
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Symbols
Alpha and Omega: meaning and origin
Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. What the phrase means in Revelation, and why early Christians carved it beside the Chi-Rho.
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Symbols
Quis ut Deus: what it means and where it comes from
Quis ut Deus is Latin for "Who is like God?", the meaning of the name Michael. Why it is a question, not a boast, and why it is written under Saint Michael.
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Saints
Who is Saint Michael the Archangel?
The warrior angel in Scripture and art: what the Bible says about Michael, why he is shown over a fallen devil, and the places that carry his name.
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Saints
Michaelmas: the feast of Saint Michael
Michaelmas is the feast of Saint Michael and All Angels on 29 September. The history of the day, the English quarter day, the Michaelmas term and the folklore.
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