Benedict had at one point considered going into the Clergy, and this rosary was his gift from his Grandmother, it had been her Grandmother's before her. It's made from small mother of pearl beads, and large wooden beads with a small silver icon and a cross made from bone. No one was sure what kind of bone it's made from, later on it turned out to have been made from Ivory. It's very old and Benedict has rethreaded the beads several times. The silver is slightly tarnished, and the mother of pearl beads have become warped in some places by continual handling for prayers. He's replaced some of them as they've become worn. The wooden beads have been resealed over the years, with one replaced over the lifetime.
Benedict wears the Rosary wherever he goes, often times under clothing to avoid it getting caught on anything.
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