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A friend of mine has sent me some very unusual grave markers from her family who are buried in a cemetery in Halifax. I have attached some pictures here. The symbols almost look celtic, but I have no real idea what these symbols would mean, can anybody help possibly identify if there is any significance to the symbols., Thanks

Some additional pictures

On a few of the gravestones, there is IHS in the middle. IHS, is a Christogram placed on a grave cross and is a monogram symbolizing Jesus Christ. (Good ole google )
This is common in Christian circles, especially Roman Catholicism, where it is often seen added to a crucifix.

No idea about the celtic/french (fleur de lys) symbols which can also be seen there.

Thanks Mick, much appreciated for that. I have no idea why the same family would have the IHS symbol and the fleur de lys?

IHS is perfectly usual for a Christian grave. (Oddly enough, I always assumed it stood for "In His Service"!)

I made an error in my first reply. It was INRI on Catholic Crucifixes, not IHS
iNRI is short for a latin phrase meaning : Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews,

I thought that IHS stood for Jesus Hominum Salvator but I have just found a Catholic website that tells us it is actually the first three letters of the name Jesus in Greek - it became a sort of secret symbol, rather like the fish.
As to the elaborate crosses on the graves, I think there may have been a very skilled and persuasive monumental mason in the area who pushed his fancy crucifix designs. They don't seem to be Celtic, more like Pugin-esque mock Gothic.

I'd tend to agree that they were simply designs of their period. Nice, perhaps unusually ornate for what they are, a bit of a status symbol, a good advert for the mason. I rather like them!

Has your friend spoken to the church involved?

I wonder if there is anything written in the Parish registers/chest about the designs. I like them

I always understood that IHS stood for "I have suffered".
Grace