Pectoral crosses are divided into two types – an ordinary and a pontifical one. The first one, simple and without gems, could contain only the…

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…

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…

Ferraiolo (it. ferraiolone, ferraiolo – formerly there were two different types of outerwear) – the coat worn by the clergy during various important ceremonies, mainly…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Using a regular (everyday) cassock: – the Pope wears white; during summer cassock is made of satin, in winter – of cloth; – a cardinal’s…

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,…