Note 52 — TINTERNE ABBEY.
Reading edition
In the early Church, “a fish was generally used by Christians as a symbol of the Great Founder of their faith, the letters of the Greek word, ιχθυς (a fish), forming the initials of the most important titles of our blessed Lord:”—Ι.Χ.Θ.Υ.Σ.—Pompeïana.
Ίησους Χριστὸς Θεου Ύιὸς Σωτηρ