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What does the INRI stand for on a crucifix? The letters INRI are printed on a scroll pinned above the body of Jesus on most crucifixes. The letters stand for the Latin phrase "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum." The "I" in Latin becomes a "J" so: Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum = Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews This phrase and the acronym INRI on the cross comes from the passion narratives in the Bible: Over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews

The Pardon Crucifix: A Powerful Weapon Against the Devil With Indulgences Attached To It Satan has a particular hatred for sacramentals that are filled with divine grace. Whenever a devotion becomes spiritually potent, his strategy is predictable: to push it into neglect and forgetfulness. This fate befell the Pardon Crucifix after its approval in 1905. History reveals the same pattern in attempts to hide or diminish sacred treasures such as the Shroud of Turin, relics of the True Cross, and dev