piscatory ring

piscatory ring

English

Ring of the Fisherman

Noun

piscatory ring (plural piscatory rings)

1. (Roman Catholicism) A ring worn by popes, representing the first pope and Christian apostle Peter, who had been a fisherman. Also known as the Pescatorio or Ring of the Fisherman.

Translations

ring worn by popes

Dutch: vissersring m

German: Fischerring (de) m

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• "Ring of the Fisherman" in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1912.