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Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church, wearing a Russian-style skufia with jewelled cross (Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia). A skufia (also skufiya, skoufia or skoufos; Greek: σκούφια or σκούφος) is an item of clerical clothing, a cap, worn by Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Lutheran and Eastern Catholic monastics (in which case it is black) or awarded ...
Related to the western cowl, it was the cap worn by Orthodox monks. [1] [2] It is shown worn by emperors Michael IV, who died as a monk, in the Madrid Skylitzes.[3] [4] Medieval orthodox monks did not have specific habits and uniforms related to the orders as in the West (for example the Benedictine habit or Franciscan habit), but each monastery set its own rules. [5]
Extended map: 16:52, 14 January 2018: 447 × 424 (59 KB) Artoxx: In 1974 northern Cyprus became homogeneously Turkish and Muslim and southern Cyprus became homogeneously Greek and Greek Orthodox. 18:36, 19 March 2017: 447 × 424 (69 KB) Ernio48: Correction. 18:24, 1 March 2017: 447 × 424 (71 KB) Denghu: Orthodox Christianity included: 19:46, 4 ...
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Russian Orthodox nun wearing apostolnik. An apostolnik or epimandylion is an item of clerical clothing worn by Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic nuns. It is a cloth veil that covers the head, neck, and shoulders [1] similar to a khimār form of hijab worn by Muslim women, usually black, [2] but sometimes white. [3] It is sometimes worn ...
He selected Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky in 1945 as the first full-time Director; Kaminetsky was given the mandate to fulfill the vision of the founding rabbis. He served until 1980, overseeing the establishment of Orthodox day schools at hundreds of sites across the country; he is considered the most influential leader of Torah Umesorah.
The Orthodox monastery of Ostrog is one of the most frequently visited in the Balkans. It attracts over 100,000 visitors a year. It is visited by believers from all parts of the world, either individually or in groups. It represents the meeting place of all confessions: the Orthodox, the Catholics and the Muslims. According to the stories of ...