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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.
In addition, the biretta is (sometimes) rigid, or rigid but folding, while the Canterbury cap is always soft and easily folds when not in use. [1] [failed verification] In the Catholic Church, its use is identical to that of the modern biretta, into which, on the continent, the cap evolved into throughout the centuries.
The biretta itself may have been a development of the Roman pileus quadratus, a type of skullcap with superposed square and tump (meaning small mound). A reinvention of this type of cap is known as the Bishop Andrewes cap .
Since 2006, priests of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest have had their own choir dress, given to them by the Cardinal Archbishop of Florence.Their choir dress includes a rochet, a mozzetta, the cross of St. Francis de Sales on a blue and white ribbon, and a biretta with a blue pom.
Biretta - Birettas are used by doctorate and master's degree holders. The black birettas used by the doctors have a colored tuft or fringes corresponding to the college color or field of study. The black birettas used by the doctors have a colored tuft or fringes corresponding to the college color or field of study.
Hat: zucchetto, biretta, or cappello romano depending on circumstance. Clerical collar: There are a variety of options for daily clerical attire, all involving the use of a clerical collar: Collarino (Tab Collar): This is probably the most common type of shirt and collar among Roman-rite Catholic clergy.
In common with all friars the Servite priests wear an amice on the head instead of a biretta while proceeding to and from the altar. The Mass is begun with the first part of the Angelical Salutation , and in the Confiteor the words Septem beatis patribus nostris 'our seven blessed fathers' are inserted.
A standard cloth academic Tudor bonnet. A Tudor bonnet (also referred to as a doctor's bonnet or round cap) is a traditional soft-crowned, round-brimmed cap, with a tassel hanging from a cord encircling the hat.