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The basic shape of the vesica piscis has been adapted as a Christian symbol, called the Ichthys, from the common Greek word for fish (ιχθυος). ΙΧΘΥΣ (Ichthys) is an acronym for "Ίησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ", (Iēsous Christos, Theou Yios, Sōtēr), which translates into English as " Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior". Augustine in his Civitate Dei, notes that the generating sentence "Ίησοῦς Χριστός Θεοῦ Υἱός Σωτήρ" has 27 letters.
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