Detail of Christogram (centre), Mary (L) and Joseph (R) stone carvings on lintel of colonial doorway, Cusco, Peru
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Detail of Christogram (centre), Mary (L) and Joseph (R) stone carvings on lintel of colonial doorway, Cusco, Peru
On the left is the Auspice Maria symbol, made of the intertwined letters A and M and is a monogram of the Virgin Mary. Auspice Maria is the Latin for “Under the protection of Mary”. The IOSEP carving on the right is an old spellign of Joseph.