biretta - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Camauro: Encyclopedia - Camauro
A camauro (from the Latin camelaucum, from the Greek kamelauchion, meaning "camel skin hat") is a cap traditionally worn by the Pope of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Étienne Charles De Loménie De Brienne: Encyclopedia - Étienne Charles De Loménie De Brienne
Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (October 9, 1727 - 16 February 1794) was a French churchman and politician. Étienne Charles de ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headgear: Encyclopedia - Headgear
Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one's head. Headgear serve a variety of pur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Choir Dress: Encyclopedia - Choir Dress
Choir dress is the vestiture of the clerics, seminarians and religous of traditional churches worn for public prayer apart from the eucha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Square Academic Cap: Encyclopedia Ii - Square Academic Cap - Variants
Doctorate-holders of some universities wear the mortarboard, although the round Tudor bonnet is more common in Britain. The 4, 6, or 8 co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - Orders Of Cardinalate
According to Canon 350 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the College of Cardinals is presently divided into three orders: the episcopal ord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galero: Encyclopedia Ii - Galero - Ecclesiastical Heraldry
The galero (or "ecclesiastical hat") is still in use today in ecclesiastical heraldry as part of the achievement of the coat of arms of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hats And Headgear: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hats And Headgear - Hats
List of hats and headgear - Hats commonly worn today. Akubra hat Alpine hat Baseball cap beret bucket hat fedora Panama, also jipijapa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - Orders
According to Canon 350 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the College of Cardinals is divided into three orders: the episcopal order (Cardin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Choir Dress: Encyclopedia Ii - Choir Dress - Roman Catholic Choir Dress
Choir dress in the Roman Catholic Church is worn when attending a liturgy that is not the Mass, especially the liturgy of the hours, or, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Étienne Charles De Loménie De Brienne: Encyclopedia Ii - Étienne Charles De Loménie De Brienne - Life
He was born at Paris, of a Limousin family traceable back to the 15th century. After a brilliant career as a student, he entered the Chur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headgear: Encyclopedia Ii - Headgear - Overview Of Headgear Types
Headgear - Hats. Hats often have a brim all the way around the rim, and may be either placed on the head, or secured with hat-pins (whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Cardinal George: Encyclopedia Ii - Francis Cardinal George - Father Of The Missionary Oblates Of Mary Immaculate
Father George's religious order sent him to Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he earned a master's degree in philo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - Secret Cardinal
In addition to the named cardinals, a pope may name cardinals in pectore, Latin for in the breast. A cardinal named in pectore is known o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - History
The cardinals did not always elect the Pope: the Pope was originally elected by the clergy and the people of the Roman Church, but during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - History
The cardinals did not always elect the Pope: the Pope was originally elected by the clergy and the people of the Roman Church, but during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Square Academic Cap: Encyclopedia Ii - Square Academic Cap - Traditional Wear
Until the second half of the 20th century, mortarboards were often worn by schoolteachers, and the hat remains an icon of the teaching pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardinal Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardinal Catholicism - Secret Cardinal
In addition to the named cardinals, a pope may name cardinals in pectore, Latin for in the breast. A cardinal named in pectore is known o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headgear: Encyclopedia Ii - Headgear - Purpose Of Headgear
Headgear - Protection or defense. The most common use of headgear is as protection for the head and eyes. A baseball cap is used by spo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hats And Headgear: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hats And Headgear - Caps
List of hats and headgear - Caps commonly worn today. baseball cap beanie or skully beret borsalino flat cap, also "cloth cap," "drive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Cardinal George: Encyclopedia Ii - Francis Cardinal George - Early Episcopate
Pope John Paul II appointed Father George the fifth Bishop of Yakima in Washington state on July 10, 1990. He was ordained and installed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hats And Headgear: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hats And Headgear - Bonnets
List of hats and headgear - Bonnets for women. cabriolet capote - soft crown, rigid brim, 19th century chip bonnet gypsy bonnet - shal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hats And Headgear: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hats And Headgear - Other Headdresses
List of hats and headgear - Women. alice band bandanna bandeau bongrace - a shade for the face, sometimes part of a hood, or a separat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headgear: Encyclopedia Ii - Headgear - Headgear Etiquette
In the Western culture derived from Christian tradition, removing a piece of headwear is a sign of respect, making oneself more humble or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hats And Headgear: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hats And Headgear - Headgear Organised By Function
List of hats and headgear - Religious. biretta bowler hat (Orange Order) galero (cardinal's hat) coif fez gasa, worn by Japanese monks...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galero: Encyclopedia Ii - Galero - Second Vatican Council
In 1969, a papal decree following the Second Vatican Council ended the use of the galero as an act of humbling the Church hierarchy. It w...   » Read the article