Bischofsring

Bishop's ring of Archbishop Albero of Montreuil (1131-1152)

The bishop's ring (lat .: anulus pontificalis) is one of the insignia and pontificals of the bishops and the abbots in the Roman Catholic Church, but is also borne by Lutheran bishops. It is usually golden and is occupied with precious stones, but can also be designed differently. He is struck with the words, "Take the ring, the seal of fidelity, so that you may incite God's holy bride, the Church, adorned by unchangeable fidelity, in the bishop's ordination or the abbatial office. The Pope carries the so-called fishermen's ring. The bishop's ring is the sign of the bishop's attachment to his diocese or abbot to his fellowship, as the herring symbolizes the permanent attachment of the spouses. The ring appears with the staff for the first time at Isidor of Seville in his work De ecclesiasticis officiis (II, 5) and at the Council of Toledo in 633 (can 28). Since the year 1000, he has been generally supported by bishops and abbots. Weblinks Edit sourcetext Commons: Bishop's ring - collection of pictures, videos and audio files Single-level Edit source text Standard data (conceptual definition): GND: 4145701-8 (AKS)

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