The Imperial Russian Orthodox Palestine Society

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On the facade of many Russian buildings in Jerusalem there is the emblem of the “Imperial Russian Orthodox Palestine Society”
Ron Peled, AllAboutJerusalem.com

The X & P means in Greek is short for ‘Christos’ (Christ) and the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last letter in Greek symbolize Jesus words mentioned in the New Testament, Book of Revelation 1,8: “Jesus not only knows the end from the beginning, He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End”.
Around this letter there are some other words in Russian which are from the Old Testament, Isaiah 62, “For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest”.

The Imperial Russian Orthodox Palestine Society

Photo: Ron Peled

 

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