Historians have debated the accuracy of this story. Of course, this was later in life when Eusebius was worthy enough to be in the presence of the emperor. In this dream, Christ appeared and told Constantine to create a copy of the sign he saw in the sun on the prior day and this would work as a defense for him and his army.Įusebius claims Constantine swore under oath this story was true. After Constantine had laid down to rest that night, he had a dream. This means “In this sign you will conquer!”. In that cross Constantine and his army saw the Greek characters, “Τούτῳ Νίκα!”. It was at noon that Constantine noticed the sun with a cross imposed over it. He then decided he would direct his focus and prayers toward one god, the almighty God. Constantine had been pondering what happened to commanders before him that praised multiple gods and their misfortune on the battle field. What he saw would change the course of his time as emperor. In this, Eusebius wrote that long before the battle of the Milvian Bridge, Constantine and his army saw a sign in Gaul. It was called On the Life of Constantine. To be more specific about what happened, Eusebius wrote a memoir of Constantine after his death. The morning after the symbol was chosen, Constantine’s army faced the army of Maxentius in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge of 312.
Lactantius was a North African Latin historian that was brought out of poverty Constantine. This fact came from the tutor of Constantine’s son, Lactantius. History of the Chi Rho SymbolĮmperor Constantine I had a dream where he was told he needed to add a “heavenly divine symbol” to the shields of his soldiers.
While most people donning a tattoo representing Christianity might go with the peace fish or a cross, the Chi Rho tattoo has just as much a connection as any symbol.
The Chi Rho symbol clearly has spiritual relevance for Christians, so we can understand why this would be a popular tattoo. Some coins were also marked with this symbol as well. Before Christian times, the Chi Rho symbol was used to notate an important section of a passage in the page margin and was known to be a symbol of good fortune for the pagan Greeks.
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