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Hi. Vestments often have certain patterns and I was wondering why, and if they had any particular meaning.
Chasubles often have a sort of Y pattern, like these
http://customsewingbypeggy.com/zoom_gothic_chasuble_gold-white_back.gif
I thought maybe it was a pattern adopted from the Pallium/Omphorion, but that doesn’t seem to explain why it has that vertical branch on the top.
Or how about the Dalmatic? They seem to almost always have an H pattern, like this
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Lastly, is there a reason why Mitres often have a sort of upside-down T on them? http://www.murphyrobes.com/images/prod-images/MirtreQS&C-PM.jpg
http://www.aquinasandmore.com/images/items/9121sm.jpg
I remember at the television commentary for a Papal Mass, the commentators said it symbolised Saint Peter’s Cross, but that doesn’t really seem to make sense, because that symbol would only apply to the Pope, yet other Bishops wear that sort of Mitre. Everything else on the Mitre has symbolic or historical meaning; it seems that there would be a reason why there’s that T pattern too.
Chasubles often have a sort of Y pattern, like these
http://customsewingbypeggy.com/zoom_gothic_chasuble_gold-white_back.gif
I thought maybe it was a pattern adopted from the Pallium/Omphorion, but that doesn’t seem to explain why it has that vertical branch on the top.
Or how about the Dalmatic? They seem to almost always have an H pattern, like this
(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
Lastly, is there a reason why Mitres often have a sort of upside-down T on them? http://www.murphyrobes.com/images/prod-images/MirtreQS&C-PM.jpg
http://www.aquinasandmore.com/images/items/9121sm.jpg
I remember at the television commentary for a Papal Mass, the commentators said it symbolised Saint Peter’s Cross, but that doesn’t really seem to make sense, because that symbol would only apply to the Pope, yet other Bishops wear that sort of Mitre. Everything else on the Mitre has symbolic or historical meaning; it seems that there would be a reason why there’s that T pattern too.