Must rosaries meet set design requirements?

[Ziggamafu]

In order to be in keeping with all the traditions, apparitions, and history surrounding it, does the rosary have to be of a specific design? I know when it comes down to it, all you need is a way of keeping track of the prayers but I want to know if the indulgences and sacramental nature of the rosary require, for instance, Mary to be on the centerpiece or the crucifix to have a corpus.

[Cam42]

[quote]does the rosary have to be of a specific design?[/quote]

Nope. While there is a basic standard today, one can still find rosaries that don't follow the basic standard. For instance, I have a Soldier's ring that I have had in my DOP kit (travelling) for years.

While not a Catholic site, it is informative.

[url="http://www.palacegallery.net/rosaries.htm"]Various styles of the rosary[/url]

God Bless,

Cam42

[argent_paladin]

Pre-Trent religious orders have different types of rosaries than the modern version. The Dominican rosary has only one bead, instead of the standard three at the beginning. The rosary is a supple instrument of prayer and is always undergoing changes.