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Re: A. O. M. P. S.



I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you....

Just kidding.

Apparently it's a mystical acronym associated with the Knights Templar and
Rosicrucians. It stands for ANTIQUUS ORDO MYSTICUSQUE PRIORATUS SIONIS
(Ancient and Mystic Order of the Priory of Zion). Apparently the original
version was "Christus AOMPS defendit" and might also be interpreted as
CHRISTUS AB OMNI MALO POPULUM SUAM
DEFENDIT (Christ defends His people from all evil). It was found in fabled
Rennes-le-Chateau in Langedoc, which mystical folk associate with the Ark of
Noah, The Ark of the Covenant, the Grail and the treasures of the Temple of
Solomon.

See http://www.rennes-le-chateau.com/Anglais/histoire3.htm

Thomas J. Wood
Archivist
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
P.O. Box 19243
Springfield IL 62794-9243
217-206-6520 | wood@uis.edu | http://www.uis.edu/~lib-arch


-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Baker [mailto:russell.baker@MAIL.STATE.AR.US]
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 9:59 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: A. O. M. P. S.


corrected copy!!!

The above inscription was recently found on a headstone in Arkansas. Does
anyone know what "A. O. M. P. S." stands for. Obviously it is a fraternal
organization of some kind.

Russell P. Baker, CA
Arkansas History Commission and State Archives
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-6900
russell.baker@mail.state.ar.us <mailto:russell.baker@mail.state.ar.us>

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