250 NFTs @ $100 each. Drop Description: March 13, 2013 - Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first Jesuit pope and the first from the Americas. Beginning his papacy at 76 years old, he named himself Pope Francis to honor St. Francis of Assisi, one of the most revered figures in the Church and the founder of the Franciscan Order. Over 100,000 people gathered in St. Peters Square to celebrate the inauguration of Pope Francis after white smoke billowed out from the Sistine Chapel, signaling his succession of Pope Benedict XVI. He delivered his homily in Italian and prayed for the world to feel a sense of unity, cementing his role as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
