Supersize me.

It seems that one of the biggest difference between rosaries in Europe and in the United States is one of size. Americans like their rosaries the same way they like their meal portions, their cars, and their houses:

BIG!

Europeans on the other hand, like a smaller rosary.

This rosary is from Europe and it is quite special. It is from Belgium, and has very unusual white enamelling offset by its bronze hardware. The unusual opalescent beads are shaped like grains of rice and have a great deal of depth and sparkle. Attached to the drop is are a tiny matching blue Our Lady of Lourdes medal and a unique openwork bronze Mary Queen of Heaven medal.

The hanging length of the rosary is a mere 20 inches. Actually that's quite long by European standards, this rosary is has a mere 16 inch hanging length.



To put things in perspective, the average American rosary has a hanging length of 24 inches and 8mm beads.