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   Re: Constantine wasn't a Christian   
   12 Dec 19 17:30:31   
   
   Let's help our friend here, the nub of his remarks - person x is not of a   
   group y because another person said he used a symbol of group z. at one   
   event; regardless of all else historically known of him .   
      
   Therefore, he could not be of group y, got it?   
      
   So what is this symbol, from the web:   
      
   "Chi Rho is the monogram XP representing "Christ"   
      
   The wiki entry on the monogram and how it relates to the person in   
   question:   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Rho#Origin_and_adoptionhttps:/   
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Rho#Origin_and_adoption   
      
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