Nipson anomēmata mē monan opsin (Greek: Νίψον ἀνομήματα, μὴ μόναν ὄψιν), meaning "Wash the sins, not only the face," or "Wash my transgressions, not only my face," is a Greek palindromic

Palindrome

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 phrase which was inscribed upon a holy water font

Holy water font

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 outside the church of Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia

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 in Constantinople

Constantinople

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. The phrase is attributed to Saint Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nazianzus

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The inscription can also be found above the Hagiasma ("Holy Spring") of the Church of St. Mary of Blachernae

Church of St. Mary of Blachernae (Istanbul)

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 in Istanbul

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; around the baptismal font

Baptismal font

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 at St. Mary's Church, Nottingham

St. Mary's Church, Nottingham

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; the font of several churches in Paris

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, e.g., St. Stephen d’Egres, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Martin des Champs, St. Pierre de Chaillot, Notre-Dame-des-Victoiress; at St. Menin’s Abbey, Orléans

Orléans

-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...

; at Dulwich College

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; and at the following churches: Worlingworth

Worlingworth

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 (Suffolk), Harlow

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 (Essex), Knapton

Knapton

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 (Norfolk), St Martin, Ludgate

St Martin, Ludgate

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 (London), and Hadleigh (Suffolk).