Made with Munitions From the Falklands War, a 'Chalice of Peace' for the Pope

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At the age of 83, Pallarols, one of the most renowned goldsmiths in Argentina, works on the last details of a piece that has taken him ten months to perform and that -he affirms- thousands of people contributed to chiseling with small hammer blows. "We are doing it for him and we are going to give it to him", assures the goldsmith when receiving the AFP in his workshop in the historic center of Buenos Aires. The smell of metal impregnates the en…

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The heart of the liturgical piece contains an undisputed geopolitical and human meaning. The sheaths served from the 1982 conflict were melted and meticulously molded to form the base and ornamental details of the sacred vessel. Read more