[Jewelry making - Article 00745] - Re: [Orchid] Catholic Cardinal's ring

[Dave]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========


Hi David,

>     There are a number of drawings of ecclesiastical rings including 
>     Bishop's rings and Pope's rings but no drawings that I found for
>     the Cardinal's ring.

    Typically, Cardinals are elevated to that rank from that of Bishop.
    They get their rings as part of the consecration rite when they're
    made a Bishop. There's no requirement for a 'new ring' when they're
    made a Cardinal. 

    This was confirmed by the local diocesan office. 

Dave


____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________