Pope Francis is still wearing the ring, which is thought to be worth over $500,000, according to pictures of him lying in state.
After Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88, the famous gold signet ring he wore on his right hand is scheduled to be destroyed.
The pope, whose real name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio and who was born in Buenos Aires, died at 7.35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, in his humble Vatican quarters.
He had defied convention when he was elected pope in 2013 by choosing not to live in the opulent apartment that popes usually occupied.
The 88-year-old, who wished to be called Francis in honor of the patron saint of the 13th century, Assisi, passed away from a brain stroke that resulted in irreparable heart failure and a coma.
The Fisherman’s Ring he wore on his right hand will be shattered with a special hammer when the Catholic Church arranges his funeral and observes his rites of passage.
