vestment
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The Vatican’s news site noted that Benedict was lying in state without a pallium, a vestment that would not be used for a “retired prelate.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2023
He was clad in a miter, red vestments and simple black shoes, but not the silver staff with crucifix or pallium, the vestment symbolizing papal authority.
From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023
At LACMA, a stunning silver monstrance, sumptuous church vestment embroidery, boxes inlaid with bone and tortoiseshell, and carved wooden trays painted in a dense profusion of floral patterns draw the comparison.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2022
Back in the warehouse, Amatrudo is eager to use two darkly varnished vestment cabinets from All Saints to enhance his merchandise display.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021
He sent Augustin the “pall,” a vestment denoting metropolitan authority, and constituting the recipient vicar of the Pope.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William
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