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2. Pontifical vestments - Wikipedia

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   Pontifical vestments, also referred to as episcopal vestments or pontificals, are the liturgical vestments worn by bishops (and by concession some other prelates) in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, in addition to the usual priestly vestments for the celebration of the Holy Mass, other sacraments, sacramentals, and canonical hours.

3. Ecclesiastical heraldry - Wikipedia

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   12th-century seal of Stefan of Uppsala is enclosed in a vesica piscis. Seals in use outside the Church, such as this Knights Templar Seal, were circular.. Heraldry developed in medieval Europe from the late 11th century, originally as a system of personal badges of the warrior classes, which served, among other purposes, as identification on the battlefield.

4. Religious habit - Wikipedia

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   A religious habit is a distinctive set of clothing worn by members of a religious order.Traditionally, some plain garb recognizable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the religious eremitic and anchoritic life, although in their case without conformity to a particular uniform style.

5. Crozier - Wikipedia

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   A crozier on the coat of arms of Basel, Switzerland which was ruled by Prince-Bishops during the Middle Ages. A crozier or crosier (also known as a paterissa, pastoral staff, or bishop's staff) [1] is a stylized staff that is a symbol of the governing office of a bishop or abbot and is carried by high-ranking prelates of Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox ...

6. William Carter (bishop) - Wikipedia

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   Dr Carter was born on 11 July 1850, [3] the son of the Rev. William Adolphus Carter, and nephew of the Rev. Canon T. T. Carter. He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford. He was married to Hester Marion Rose, C.B.E. in London in 1904. He died on 14 Feb 1941 at Bear Ash, Twyford, Berkshire, and was buried at Eton College.

7. Chimere - Wikipedia

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   The wrist-bands of the bishop's rochet typically match the colour of the chimere. For Anglican bishops, the chimere is part of their formal vesture in choir dress: typically, the chimere would be worn over a purple cassock and the rochet and would be accompanied by a black scarf known as a tippet , with an optional academic hood .

8. Stole (vestment) - Wikipedia

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   In fact, in many places the stole is called the orarium. Therefore, it is linked to the napkin used by Christ in washing the feet of his disciples, and is a fitting symbol of the yoke of Christ, the yoke of service. The most likely origin for the stole, however, is to be connected with the scarf of office among Imperial officials in the Roman ...

9. Saint symbolism: Saints (A–H) - Wikipedia

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   Gaucho standing in front of a red cross, holding a bola or a red cross, red bandana, blue poncho, Prosopis caldenia [citation needed] Gaudentius of Novara: Bishop holding a model of a church [6] Gaugericus: bishop, mitre on head, without his crosier, right hand lifted in a gesture of benediction and left folded upon his breast. [citation needed]