vestment

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We next enter a fictive chapel, with the Latin rite being celebrated by a set of crimson vestments and an altar cloth, made in Paris in 1619 and given by Louis XIII.

From The Wall Street Journal

The objects, which include richly embroidered vestments and lavishly sculpted monstrances, Eucharist thrones and sanctuary lamps made of jewel-studded precious metals, are eye-catchingly high Baroque.

From The Wall Street Journal

Glittering liturgical objects and lavish vestments from the 17th and 18th centuries highlight the skills of European craftsmen from that period as well as the religious import of the church to which they were gifted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scrutiny began as soon as he stepped on to the balcony, giving the crowd a glimpse of the vestments he chose for his first appearance.

From BBC

The more well-documented tradition of this day was the election of a choirboy by his peers to perform the duties of bishop, dressing in his vestments and conducting Church services in a reversal of hierarchy.

From Salon