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Cardinal Franciszek Macharski with a scarlet zucchetto. The zucchetto (/(t) s uː ˈ k ɛ t oʊ, z uː ˈ-/, [1] also UK: / t s ʊ ˈ-/, [2] US: / z ʊ ˈ-/, [3] Italian: [dzukˈketto]; meaning 'small gourd', from zucca 'pumpkin' or more generally 'gourd'; plural in English: zucchettos) [a] [4] or solideo, [5] officially a pileolus, [6] is a small, hemispherical, form-fitting ecclesiastical ...
Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...
A cardinal's hat worn by St Jerome, depicted c. 1625 by Rubens. A galero (plural: galeri; from Latin: galērum, originally connoting a helmet made of skins; cf. galea) is a broad-brimmed hat with tasselated strings which was worn by clergy in the Catholic Church.
Choir dress is worn when attending—but not celebrating—services, and formal occasions, such as audiences. The most immediately noticeable feature is a white cassock and zucchetto (skull cap). The cassock used to have a train on it, but Pope Pius XII discontinued this custom.
The St. Louis Cardinals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise whose players have sport jerseys with the famous birds on the bat and interlocking StL logos.. The Cardinals first got their name in 1900 from the cardinal red trim on their uniforms, and adopted the image of the cardinal birds perched on the bat in 1922.
A performer dressed up as Rally Squirrel took part in Cardinals fan rallies beginning with Game 3 of the 2011 National League Championship Series, [24] and was a companion of the existing Cardinals mascot Fredbird during the remainder of the postseason, assisting Fredbird and Team Fredbird with their duties entertaining the Cardinals fans at ...
A traditional black biretta. The biretta (Latin: biretum, birretum) is a square cap with three or four peaks or horns, sometimes surmounted by a tuft. Traditionally the three-peaked biretta is worn by Christian clergy, especially Roman Catholic clergy, as well as some Lutheran and Anglican clergy.
The ecclesiastical hat is a distinctive part of the achievement of arms of a Catholic cleric. This hat, called a galero, was originally a pilgrim's hat like a sombrero. It was granted in red to cardinals by Pope Innocent IV at the First Council of Lyon in the 13th century, and was adopted by heraldry almost immediately. The galero in various ...