The Seal of the Fisherman is the official name of the Bulla (or Bull Seal) used by the Roman-Ruthenian Pope (Prince-Bishop of Rome-Ruthenia) to seal certain official documents in the United Roman-Ruthenian Church. It is used to seal documents known specifically as bulls, as well as Apostolic Constitutions, Apostolic Letters, and various other major documents.
The current form is in two parts: the General Seal and the Particular Seal. The General Seal is always the same and bears an image of St. Stephen the Apostle, Archdeacon, and Protomartyr. The Particular Seal is so-called because it bears the name of the pontiff in Cyrillic followed by dynastic numeral and "Supreme Pontiff" in Cyrillic. That seal also contains an image of St. Peter the Apostle as a fisherman.
Beginning in 2025, both parts of the seal are impressed typicall in silver wax directly to the paper. Each is applied over threads (usually red and yellow) which are themselves attached to the paper.
Example of General Seal portion of the Seal of the Fisherman (left; bearing the image of St. Stephen and
the letters "S. S.") and the Particular Seal portion (right; with the image of St. Peter as a
fisherman and the name of the Prince-Bishop in cyrillic), both impressed in silver wax on a document.
Example of the design of Particular Seal portion of the Seal of the Fisherman, with St. Peter and the name of the pontiff.
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