Early Christian Symbols in the Catacombs by Dr Ralph F Wilson Anchor, fish, and ChiRho symbols from the Catacombs of St Sebastian Easter week of 02 I visited the Catacombs of St Callixtus in Rome, burial place of tens of thousands of early Christians Our group descended from the warm air above, down a steep stairway into the cool andIn the European Bronze Age the cross symbol appeared to carry a religious meaning, perhaps as a symbol of consecration, especially pertaining to burial The cross sign occurs trivially in tally marks, and develops into a number symbol independently in the Roman numerals (X "ten"), the Chinese rod numerals (十 "ten") and the Brahmi numerals ("four", whence the numeral 4)The Christian fish symbol, called the ichthys or ichthus, or sometimes ixthus, has two parts the double line which forms the profile of a fish, and an acrostic made up of the first letters of five Greek words Pin On Tattoo Ideas P and x christian symbol