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Description: An Eastern Orthodox priest's fingers are positioned thus to form the Greek letters "ΙϹ ΧϹ", the nomina sacra for "ΗϹΟΥϹ ΧΡΙϹΤΟϹ" ("Jesus Christ"), when blessing with his hand. Note that "Ϲ" is frequently how "Σ" was written in medieval Greek manuscripts.
Title: BlessingHand
Credit: ite book |last=Sokolof |first=Archpriest Dimitrii |year=1899 |publication-date=2001 |title=Manual of the Orthodox Church's Divine Services |page=25 |place=Jordanville, New York |publisher=Holy Trinity Monastery |isbn=0-88465-067-7
Author: Archpriest Dimitrii Sokolof
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