The first Catholic NFT is a 149-megapixels photo mosaic of an image of Pope Francis during His Holiness’ Apostolic Visit to Thailand in 2019 (LiCAS.news)
By LiCAS.news
Oct 5 2021
The Archdiocese of Bangkok is releasing the first-ever public NFT token minted officially by the Catholic Church via Kalamint.io
The Archdiocese of Bangkok has announced the first-ever public release this week of an NFT token minted officially by the Catholic Church via Kalamint.io, an NFT marketplace built on the energy efficient Tezos blockchain.
An NFT, or non-fungible token, is a unique and non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a digital ledger.
NFTs can be used to represent easily-reproducible items such as photos, videos, audio, and other types of digital files as unique items, and use blockchain technology to establish a verified and public proof of ownership.
“With the release of this NFT, the Roman Catholic Mission of Bangkok is looking forward to exploring a brand new way to engage with those in our community and beyond,” said Cardinal Francis X. Kriengsak Kovithavanij, archbishop of Bangkok.
“Youths today use technology, not only for practical purposes, but to also express their faith and identity,” said the cardinal in a statement release during the launch of the NFT on October 4, feast of Saint Francis of Assisi.
The archdiocese’s NFT is a 149-megapixels photo mosaic of an image of Pope Francis during the Holy Father’s Apostolic Visit to Thailand in November 2019.
The mosaic is made up of 350 unique photos taken during the visit, signifying the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the first Apostolic Vicariate of Siam during the papacy of Pope Clement IX in 1669.
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