Frisherman's blague
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Jump to navigationJump to search- Ring of the fisherman: an official part of the regalia worn by the Pope, who is head of the Catholic Church and successor of Saint Peter, who was a fisherman by trade. It features a bas-relief of Peter fishing from a boat, a symbolism derived from the tradition that the apostles were "fishers of men" (Mark 1:17). The Fisherman's Ring is a signet used until 1842 to seal official documents signed by the Pope.
- frisch: (German) fresh
- bague: (French) ring
- blague: (French) joke
- blague: mendacious humbug, boating
