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Engraving depicting the marriage of the Duke of Bourbon and Mademoiselle de Nantes at Versailles in 1685, with a nuptial veil held over the couple. The nuptial veil, which is also referred to as the care cloth, carde clothe or wedding canopy, is an ancient Christian wedding tradition where a cloth is held over the heads of the bride and groom during the Nuptial Blessing.
In accordance with what is known as the privilège du blanc, only the queen of Spain and selected other Catholic wives of Catholic sovereigns can wear a white mantilla during an audience with the Pope. In Argentina, many women who are Mennonite Christians wear the mantilla as a Christian headcovering. [2]
A headcovering in the Catholic tradition carries the status of a sacramental. [136] [137] Historically, women were required to veil their heads when receiving the Eucharist following the Councils of Autun and Angers. [138] Similarly, in 585, the Synod of Auxerre (France) stated that women should wear a head-covering during the Holy Mass.
A veil is an article of clothing or hanging cloth that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. Veiling has a long history in European, Asian, and African societies. The practice has been prominent in different forms in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The practice of veiling is especially ...
A nun of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration in her cloister Traditional Catholic nuns. The religious habits of Catholic nuns typically consist of the following elements: Tunic: This is the central piece of the habit. It is a loose dress made of serge fabric pleated at the neck and draping to the ground. It can be worn pinned up in the front ...
Veiling has a long history in European, Asian, and African societies. The practice has been prominent in different forms in Judaism , Christianity , and Islam . The practice of veiling is especially associated with women and sacred objects, though in some cultures, it is men, rather than women, who are expected to wear a veil.
“The world and the color purple would never be the same,” Sawaya says. “Even though Perkin’s discovery democratized the color purple, associating it with wealth, royalty and mystery ...
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the name "Veronica" is a colloquial portmanteau of the Latin word 'vera', meaning "truth", and Greek 'eikon', meaning "image"; the Veil of Veronica was therefore largely regarded in medieval times as "the true image", and the truthful representation of Jesus, preceding the Shroud of Turin. [8]