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Church beetles
Jean Ignace Gérard, known as J.J. Grandville, depicted the clergy as beetles. Or maybe the other way round?
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Card. Richelieu’s kitties
Charles Édouard Delort depicted cardinal Richelieu’s kitties. The prelate is said to have had 14 of them, including one from Poland. In the background, we see a…
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Spanish tiara
The tiara presented to Holy Father Pius IX by the queen of Spain, Isabel II, in 1854. It is topped by a spherical azure sapphire…
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Tiara from Bologna
The tiara presented to Leo XIII in 1903 on the occasion of the silver jubilee of his pontificate. The tiara, made of silver, decorated with…
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Palatine Tiara
It seems that the tiara presented to Pius IX by the Palatine Guard in 1877 is the one most frequently seen in the photos. Made…
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Tiara of Pius XI
The tiara presented to Pius XI by the faithful of the Archdiocese of Milan in 1922. On the silver mesh there are three golden crowns,…
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Tiara of Gregory XVI
The tiara of Gregory XVI studded with 146 gems and surmounted by a cross of 11 diamonds on top of a blue enameled globe of…
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Belgian Tiara
The tiara presented to Pius IX by ladies-in-waiting of the king of Belgians, Leopold II, on 18 June 1871 on the occasion of the 25th…
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Tiara of Leo XIII
The tiara presented to Pope Leo XIII by Parisian Catholics in 1888 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of his priesthood. Originally it was decorated with 11…
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(Polski) Sacrestia Papale
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Come back!
From left to right: mitre of Leo XIII, tiaras of Pius IX, mitre of Benedict XV.
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Stockings, shoes and gloves.
Once there were two kinds of stockings discerned in the clerical dress. Usually they were made of silk in the colour appropriate for the rank…
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Headgear
Zucchetto (lat. pileolus) is used to cover the crown. It should be made of cloth in the winter and silk (watered in the case of…
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Coats
Ferraiolo (it. ferraiolone, ferraiolo – formerly there were two different types of outerwear) – the coat worn by the clergy during various important ceremonies, mainly…
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Cappa magna and cappa parva
The cappa magna, or the great cape, sometimes also called the Roman cape in Poland, is one of few garments of good old days which…
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Mantellone, soprana, croccia
The mantellone was a kind of a longer version of the mantelletta, however put on immediately on the cassock, always in the purple colour. It…
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Mozzetta and mantelletta
The mozzetta it is a sign of jurisdiction and although has survived the last reforms, the hood has been cut. The hood survived only in the…
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Collar, sash and rochet
A clerical collar consisted of a white neckband and a pectoral in the colour of the cassock, which applied also to religious prelates. The exceptions…
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Cassock and simar
Using a regular (everyday) cassock: – the Pope wears white; during summer cassock is made of satin, in winter – of cloth; – a cardinal’s…
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Materials and colours
According to the rank, one wore garments and other accessories made of various materials. The Holy Father used to wear garments made of velvet which,…
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De Conclavi seu de electione Romani Pontificis
Cardinals dressed in a cappa magna participated in the Mass of the Holy Spirit, celebrated before the beginning of the conclave. After the mass, from…
