Ancient graveyards & mysterious monuments

[marcosmarinheiro]

The older, the better!

[Hkepfer]

IHS = I in Latin for J; H in Latin for Ch & S for S.

e.g. Jesus Christ Savior.

..and yes there is controversy regarding IHS but there shouldn't be.

[mmedefarge]

There's a Victorian & early 20th cent. section of Calvary Cemetery in Queens, N.Y. that has the most curious grave monument I've ever seen. It's a life-sized, stone, claw & ball footed bathtub with a stone towel draped over the edge. It stands atop a pedestal with no more info about it than the usual engraving on the pedestal DOB & DOD. Always wondered what it meant. Did he throw in the towel, or was cleansed of sin before he died or maybe he took a bath in the crash of '29?

[edup12]

"IHS" is interpreted as meaning Iesus Hominum Salvator ("Jesus, Savior of men", in Latin).The "J" and "I" has the same pronounciation, so you can find "JHS" as well.

[allymetoo]

There is yet a third meaning of IHS, which is:

Isis Horus Seth ( The Egyptian Trinity )

[FadedSilkandGhosts]

@allymetoo

Where did you pull that info from? Because other than being a very strange assumption, your trinity is NOT correct. The Ancient Egyptian trinity of mother, father and son is Isis, Osiris, Horus. Isis being mother, Osiris being father and sacrificial Jesus like figure, and their son Horus, who triumphed over Set. Set was the enemy of Isis, as he killed Osiris and abused their son. So, I'm just curious where you are getting this information. 

[electrostrike]

i went on a tour of highgate cemetery - which probably sounds crazy. but it was really awsome, very interesting, and very atmospheric!

[Scooby71Doo]

@electrostrike my family think i am weird because i love spending time looking around cemetaries. However, i find the dead and their monuments more interesting than the living.

[WICKS23]

i already picked out my spot to b buried at, my tombstone and everything....im going to have a 10 inch plasma tv in it to never ever miss my fav show...SPONGEBOB..............­..............................­......n by da way im serios anout everything except spongebob being my fav show but i will have a tv

[judyatpalmetto]

so much to see before I die...

[ArcaNumMorTis]

if that monument won't be there in a while, and if there won't be a fond 4 repairs, what wiLL happen 2 the dead 'owners'?..they wiLl be left there & forgotten, or there will be other thumbstones of other ppL on their place, no1 will ever know ab it

[craigowl]

in my area there are many ancient graveyards like this one with fascinating stones

[man4Sam]

Well done, and VERY interesting! Please do more!

(I travel across the United States photographing tombstones and mausoleums).

[broadheadg]

wow

[Thornbera]

A thoroughly interesting mini-journey through our past; I'll look forward immensely to more instalments from this fascinating and informative presenter. Superb.