Christos monogram
Sometimes the monogram is contracted and its lines economized, the X becoming a true cross, and its vertical shaft—the curved part of the letter being added—becoming P.
Contracted Christos monogram
This monogram, with the Latin N, standing for the word noster (our), added to it, means Christos noster (our Christ).
Christos noster monogram
Another monogram for our Lord's title, Christ, is composed of the first two and the last capital letters of the Greek word CHRISTOS. The horizontal mark over the top is the sign that some letters have been omitted.