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	Ring of the Fisherman - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Ring of the Fisherman or Pescatorio is an official part of the regalia worn by the pope, described by the Roman Catholic Church (of which he is the head) as the successor of Saint Peter, a fisherman by trade.
		During the rite of papal inauguration or papal coronation the camerlengo ceremonially slips the ring on the left fourth finger of the new pope.
		Upon a papal death, the Ring of the Fisherman is ceremonially crushed in the presence of other cardinals by the camerlengo, using a silver hammer.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Ring_of_the_Fisherman (414 words)

	Ring - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Rings worn in Egypt by the poorer classes were made of less costly materials, such as silver, bronze, glass or pottery covered with a siliceous glaze and coloured brilliant blue or green with various copper oxides.
		Another form of ring used in the XIIth and subsequent dynasties of Egypt had a scarab in place of the bezel, and was mounted on a gold hoop which passed through the hole in the scarab and allowed it to revolve.
		This use of the ring, which was thus of purely secular origin, received ecclesiastical sanction, and formulae of benediction of the ring exist from the 11th century.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Ring (3017 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Ring of Fisherman
		The earliest mention of the Fisherman's ring worn by the popes is in a letter of Clement IV written in 1265 to his nephew, Peter Grossi.
		From the fifteenth century, however, the Fisherman's ring has been used to seal the class of papal official documents known as Briefs.
		The Fisherman's ring is placed, by the cardinal camerlengo on the finger of a newly elected pope.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13060a.htm (162 words)

	New Catholic Dictionary: ring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In its liturgical use the nuptial ring blessed was the marriage ceremony, and worn on the fourth finger, is emblematic of the conjugal fidelity.
		The pontifical ring conferred at the consecraton or the blessing of an abbot, indicates the recipient's betrothal to the Church.
		The Pope's signet ring is known as the "Ring of the Fisherman".
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/ncd07105.htm (157 words)

	The Fisherman's Ring
		The author has obtained a sight of an impression of the Fisherman's Ring, attached to a bull or brief in the archives of the Catholic bishopric of New-York, and liberty to copy it for publication.
		After this, the cardinal chancellor demands the Fisherman's Ring, and certain ceremonies are performed over it; and then he strikes the ring with the golden hammer, and an officer destroys the figure of Peter by the use of a file.
		We have been favored with a sight of a ring used by the present Archbishop of New-York, which is composed of an extra large oblong emerald of beautiful color, surrounded by brillants.
	www.jjkent.com /articles/fishermans-ring-pope.htm (519 words)

	Ring (finger) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Western culture, the traditional "ring finger" for the wearing of an engagement or wedding ring is the fourth finger of the left hand (with the thumb counting as finger number one).
		A rosary ring is a ring worn around the finger with 10 indentations and a cross on the surface, representing one decade of a rosary.
		The Ring of the Fisherman, the signet ring of the pope.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Finger_ring (658 words)

	fisherman - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The Shoes of the Fisherman, motion picture about a Russian clergyman who becomes the pope at a time of global crisis, based on a novel by Morris...
		A fisherman (in recent years sometimes called a fisher to be non-gender specific), is a person who engages in the activity of fishing.
		The Ring of the Fisherman or Pescatorio is an official part of the regalia worn by the pope, described by the Roman Catholic Church (of which he is the head) as the successor of Saint Peter, a...
	encarta.msn.com /fisherman.html (212 words)

	Ring of the Fisherman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ring of the Fisherman or Pescatorio is an official part of the regalia worn by the pope, described by the Catholic Church (of which he is the head) as the successor of Saint Peter, a fisherman by trade.
		It depicts Peter as a fisherman, a symbolism derived from the tradition that the apostles were "fishers of men." The fisherman's ring is a signet used until 1842 to seal official documents signed by the pope.
		Upon a papal death, the Ring of the Fisherman is ceremonially crushed in the presence of other cardinals by the Camerlengo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ring_of_the_Fisherman (415 words)

	'Ring of the Fisherman' - Catholic Online
		The Ring of the Fisherman or Pescatorio is an official part of the regalia worn by the pope, described by the Roman Catholic Church as the successor of Saint Peter, a fisherman by trade.
		During the rite of installation and coronation the cardinal camerlengo ceremonially slips the ring on the left ring finger of the new pope.
		Upon a papal death, the Ring of the Fisherman is ceremonially crushed in the presence of other cardinals by the cardinal camerlengo, using a silver hammer.
	www.catholic.org /featured/headline.php?ID=2051 (710 words)

	Celtic Wedding Bands, History & Symbolism
		The “Celtic trinity knot” is an obvious example of Celtic Christianity, whereby three interwoven strands symbolize the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of the Christian faith.
		Normally, the hands on a Claddagh ring symbolize friendship, the heart symbolizes love, and the crown, fidelity.
		But in the ring above, the hands are replaced by Celtic knots which end with the "hound of Cuchulainn" that stands for a great hero in Ireland, whose hound defended the people of Ireland.
	wedding-band-ring.com /Celtic-Rings.html (535 words)

	Burns Jewellers - Independent Northwest Jewellers
		In ancient Egypt rings from c.1600 B.C. served as a symbol of status and were exchanged as a pledge or seal of faith.
		In addition there were key rings, which, worn by a matron, symbolized her authority to carry the keys of the house.
		From the Middle Ages rings have figured in the coronation of kings and the consecration of bishops as emblems of authority or mystical significance.
	www.burnsjewellersgroup.com /rings.asp (396 words)

	UT UNUM SINT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Behind the altar, the two deacons who carried the pallium and the Ring of the Fisherman, took them from the altar and went to the chair of the Holy Father where they were joined by Cardinals Angelo Sodano, Stephen Kim Sou-hwan and Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez.
		The ring given to Benedict XVI today has the image-seal of St. Peter and the boat with the net and symbolizes the ring-seal that authenticates the faith and marks the duty entrusted to Peter to confirm his brothers.
		This is also called the Ring of the Fishermen because Peter was the fisherman Apostle who, having believed the word of Jesus, cast his net out from the boat for a miraculous catch of fish.
	www.utunumsint.org (866 words)

	Professional Walleye Trail
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		Competitive walleye fishing and all that's learned from those activities hit the big time with the first PWT tournament in 1989.
	www.in-fisherman.com /pwt (495 words)

	Charlotte Allen answers Beliefnet readers' questions about the pope and the papacy. -- Beliefnet.com
		The pope's ring, called the "Ring of the Fisherman," is a symbol of his authority.
		At his death, the ring is smashed, and also his papal seal, which was used during his life to authenticate his documents as genuinely his own and not forgeries.
		The smashing of the ring and seal were crucial in the old days, when a pope's death could conceivably be concealed by his enemies and someone could get hold of the pope's ring and claim that the pope had given him the ring as a delegation of authority.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/163/story_16390_1.html (1507 words)

	The Enchanted Island: A story by Howard Pyle
		Fine as it all was, Selim the Fisherman cared to look neither to the right nor to the left, but straight after the old man he went, until at last they came to the seaside and the boat and the four-and-twenty oarsmen dressed like princes and the fl slaves with the perfumed torches.
		There were the princes and the nobles and the white horse, and Selim the Fisherman got on his back and rode up to a dazzling snow-white palace, and they put a crown on his head and made a king of him, just as they had made a king of Selim the Baker.
		They took Selim the Fisherman by the arms and led him to the beautiful statue, and there she was with her eyes open.
	www.eldrbarry.net /rabb/pyle/island.htm (3833 words)

	How a Pope Is Elected
		The “Ring of the Fisherman,” which the Pope had received upon his election, is entrusted to the Camerlengo, who will take it to the first meeting of Cardinals when it is broken into pieces.
		After this the Cardinal Dean places upon his finger the Ring of the Fisherman, which the Pope then removes so that his name may be engraved upon it.
		This ring is not again worn by the Pope; it is a seal-ring, used at one time to seal important documents, and is now purely symbolic.
	www.truecatholic.org /pope/conclave-history.htm (2358 words)

	Howstuffworks "The Passing of a Pontiff"
		At the time of death, the Camerlengo removes the Ring of the Fisherman, which the pope receives from the Camerlengo upon his election.
		Popes have worn the Ring of the Fisherman for over 800 years, according to The Catholic Encyclopedia.
		The gold ring includes an image of St. Peter in a boat, fishing, encircled by the name of the current pope.
	people.howstuffworks.com /papacy2.htm (347 words)

	'Church is alive,' new pope proclaims
		He accepted two symbols of papal authority: the pallium, a cloth of lamb's wool around his neck, and the gold ring of the fisherman, which he slipped on his right ring finger.
		At the Mass on Sunday, the pope instructed the crowd at length on the meaning of the two liturgical symbols used in the inauguration Mass - the pallium and the fisherman's ring.
		The lamb's wool is meant to represent the lost, sick or weak sheep, which the shepherd places on his shoulders and carries to the waters of life, he said.
	www.iht.com /articles/2005/04/25/news/pope.php (849 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Hammer Time
		Some believe after the deceased has failed to answer to his name being called three times, and before his ring and seals are defaced, he is tapped on the forehead with a small silver hammer.
		As for the silver hammer, it was indeed used to verify the pope's death, for centuries, until the practice ended with reforms of the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s.
		But the camerlengo is still thought to use a silver mallet to destroy the papal ring and seals, symbolizing the end of the dead pope's reign.
	www.snopes.com /religion/hammer.asp (898 words)

	Painter/Artist: Paris Bordone
		Along the right wall of a lofty portico (the left wall not being in the picture), opening at the back on to a vista of buildings, is ranged a dais approached by marble steps from the centre, in the middle of which the Doge sits with his Council on either side of him.
		He leans forward to take the ring from the fisherman, who is half kneeling on the steps with his right arm outstretched.
		At the foot of the steps is a group of nobles, facing us, headed by a portly magistrate in a robe of pink brocade, who bows to the Doge with his fl cap in his hand.
	www.oldandsold.com /painters/b10.shtml (212 words)

	Mourning the Pope, Electing a Successor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the past, the camerlengo struck a silver hammer against the pope's forehead to confirm his death, but it's unclear if the ritual is still active.
		The camerlengo then destroys the symbols of that papacy: the "Pescatorio," or Ring of the Fisherman, and the dies used to make lead seals for apostolic letters.
		The pope's quarters are sealed and funeral arrangements are begun by the camerlengo, the most important Vatican official until a new pope is elected.
	www.comcast.net /data/news/2005/04/02/96594.xml (751 words)

	Terms that relate to the papal office \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		Peter's Pence: Donations from Catholics worldwide that are used to run the pope's charities.
		Ring of the Fisherman: Peter, thought to be the first pope, was a fisherman, so the pope wears the ceremonial Ring of the Fisherman to signify his role as a successor of Peter.
		The ring is destroyed at the pope's death.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/68497 (446 words)

	Fisherman Gift - Money Clip and Key Ring Fishing Gift Set (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Fisherman Gift Set includes a gold-plated key ring and money clip with a hand-painted design and made in the USA.
		The easy open key ring is a gift that your father or grandfather will truly appreciate.
		The Fisherman Gift Set makes a stylish, useful for a 70th, 75th, 80th or 90th birthday gift for Dad or Grandpa.
	www.wellhaven.com /s.nl/it.A/id.822/.f?sc=10&category=262 (128 words)

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	TIME.com: Death of a Pope -- Feb. 20, 1939 -- Page 3
		Cardinal Pacelli, now Camerlengo (Chamberlain) of the Holy Roman Church, was given the Ring of the Fisherman from the Pope's finger.
		Placed in a red silk bag, the ring was later broken, as symbol that there was an interregnum in the affairs of the Church.
		Aside from Cardinal Penitentiary Lauri, in charge of the Pope's funeral, and Camerlengo Pacelli, administrator of the Church and head of the approaching conclave of Cardinals, all papal offices and appointments technically lapsed after the death of Pius XI.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,760766-3,00.html (749 words)

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