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Hello Colleagues,
We read that the IHS trigram is sometimes erroneously interpreted as “Iesus Hominum Salvator”, but how early is that erroneous interpretation attested?
I have an Italian Dominican “Gesú Salvatore” of around 1390 which relates specifically to the Name inasmuch as its context is the martyrdom of St Ignatius of Antioch, whose heart - according to a tradition well established by 1390 - was cut into pieces each of which was found to be inscribed with a golden letter forming part of JESUS CHRISTUS (reflecting Ignatius’s own statement that he carried Christ in his heart).
I do know about the prominence of the Holy Name after the second Council of Lyon and the Dominicans’ particular role in promoting it; but I may still have a missing link. Is it by pure coincidence that “Salvatore” is added to “Gesú” instead of “Cristo”, or does it reflect a wider trend? (Certainly, the Dominican Passavanti had already identified Jesus as “Gesú Salvatore”.)
Sorry this is so long. Best wishes,
John
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