vestment

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The parish priest, the Rev. Tadeusz Rozmus, donned a white vestment that Benedict had worn during a Mass he celebrated for the Castel Gandolfo faithful in their church and then left behind as a gift.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 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

The Japan Wing’s permanent fixtures, too, make for elegant counterpoints as when an 18th-century Buddhist vestment is flanked by a pair of ancient wooden Buddhas.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

The tall and burly Ukrainian military chaplain clutched a wooden cross and wore a long, camouflage-green cleric’s robe and a gold embroidered vestment.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2022

And the archdeacon, indignant, offering him a short and narrow vestment, he received it humbly, and went up to celebrate mass.

From The Story of Assisi by Gordon, Lina Duff