Posted on 03/16/2013 3:32:16 PM PDT by haffast
Sitting in his workshop in San Telmo, pencil in hand, goldsmith Juan Carlos Pallarols drafts one of his most meaningful works of art: a chalice that will be delivered to “Pope Jorge” on behalf of all Argentines.
Pallarols knows that this is not just another piece amongst his many other works that have earned him the reputation of being one of the best goldsmiths in the world. This is special.
“It’s a particular gift, it’s for a friend, for a good man, but this is not just a gift coming from me. It comes from the Argentine population,” he said, still moved by the news.
Unlike many of the great objects created by him and his goldsmith family, this one stands out for its simplicity. “It’s a simple chalice, like Bergoglio ism” he explains.
Years ago, the artist created a chalice for former Pop Benedict XVI with the help of Bergoglio himself, and they both delivered it in person to Ratzinger a few months after he was elected as the Vicar of Christ. “While creating the design, Bergoglio would give his opinion about it and I’m trying to bring that back to this new work,” he explains.
snip
(Excerpt) Read more at buenosairesherald.com ...
This Catholic devotion has grown since Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. (later Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Pope Francis), brought a copy of the painting to Argentina in the 1980s after seeing the original while studying in Germany.[3][4] The devotion reached Brazil near the end of the 20th century. According to Regina Novaes, of the Institute of Religious Studies in Rio de Janeiro, Mary Untier of Knots "attracts people with small problems".[2] Bergoglio had this image of Mary engraved on a chalice he presented to Pope Benedict XVI and another chalice bearing her image, the work of the same silversmith, is to be presented to Pope Francis on behalf of the Argentine people.[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Untier_of_Knots
Mariology of Popes JPII and PE Benedict XVI
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariology_of_the_popes#John_Paul_II
.
Very nice!
I love our new pope’s devotion to Our Lady. BXVI was also devoted to her, but Francis has that wonderful, expressive Spanish devotion.
Spain received the privilege of using blue vestments - blue was not a liturgical color - for certain Marian feasts (the Assumption, for example) because of the great Spanish devotion to Our Lady, particularly in her image as the Immaculate Conception.
Mariology of Popes JPII and PE Benedict XVI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariology_of_the_popes#John_Paul_II
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.