PicturesOnGold.com Pope Benedict XVI Oval Religious Medal Female Adult - 1/2 x 2/3 inch Size of Dime, Solid 14K Yellow Gold

PicturesOnGold.com Pope Benedict XVI Oval Religious Medal Unisex Female Adult - 1/2 x 2/3 inch Size of Dime, Solid 14K Yellow Gold CHAIN IS NOT INCLUDED Available in Solid 14K Yellow or White Gold, or in Sterling Silver Size Reference: 17mm is the size of a US dime 21mm is the size of a US nickel 24mm is the size of a US quarter Pope Benedict XVI is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church, and as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State. He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. Pope Benedict XVI has both German and Vatican citizenship. He succeeded Pope John Paul II.