The Pontiff’s Words Cufflinks

Each head and the sovereign of the Holy See has his own mission on the earth and his own emblem. The emblem of the supreme hierarch of the Catholic Church is a symbol of his pontificate.

The personal emblem of the Pope Francis

The personal emblem of the Pope Francis I is written on the silver manuscript.

The personal emblem of the Pope is embodied in the design of the cufflinks and implemented in the technique of the imperial jewelry enamel.

Mosaic of the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish

In Tabgha (Israel), on the place where the miracle of saturating 5000 people came true, there still can be seen the recreated mosaic, the original of which dates back to IV century A. D. On the reverse side of the Pontiff’s Words cufflinks, there are elements of the famous mosaic of the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish. Cufflink toggle – Ichthys (from the Greek Ίχθύς - fish) – an ancient acronym name of Jesus Christ and the toggle bar has the image of a mosaic basket with five loaves.

On the reverse side of the cufflinks there are elements of the famous Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish created by using the virtuoso jewelry engraving, and the Jerusalem cross.

The Jerusalem cross

Five crosses are stacked in a single Jerusalem cross (or Crusaders' cross). Great Cross is a symbol of Christ and the four small ones – 4-Apostles, the authors of the four Gospels.

Silver cufflinks of the Pontiff’s Words are adorned with "violets of stone", the amethysts, which mean modesty and humbleness in the Christian tradition. Amethysts are called "papal" stones. They have always been particularly valued by church hierarchs.

The Jerusalem cross on the back side of the cufflinks

Silver cufflinks of the Pontiff’s Words is the ancient manuscript, in which the Pontiff chronicles from the first Pope of Rome, Apostle Peter, and up to our days have been engraved.

Handing Over Of The Cufflinks

November 27, 2013 at the meeting of the Pope with pilgrims, unique silver cufflinks, crafted using the technique of the imperial jewelry enamel, were presented to him. Members of the city council of Rome, representatives of the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household and the Pontifical Council for Culture were also present there.

Igor Lobortas hands over the cufflinks to the Pope of Rome, Francis I

Igor Lobortas hands over the cufflinks to the Pope of Rome, Francis I