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Figure 1. IHS Ring. Image taken from Wood 1974.<br />
IHS is a Christogram for Iesus Hominum Salvator, or Jesus Savior of men. This<br />
particular Christogram is still associated with the Jesuit order today <strong>and</strong> St. Ignatius of<br />
Loyola is frequently depicted in iconography with it.<br />
Figure 2. L-heart Ring. Image taken from Wood 1974.<br />
In its many permutations, the L-heart type features a simple letter L <strong>and</strong> a heart shape<br />
<strong>and</strong> is probably referring to Ignatius of Loyola, but it could also be an abstract<br />
reference to the Sacred Heart.<br />
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