- Kamilavka
A kamilavka ( _el. kamilavkion (καμιλαύκιον), kalymmavkhion (καλυμμαύχιον), or kalymmavchi (καλυμαύχι)) is an item of
clerical clothing worn by Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholicmonk s (in which case it is black) or awarded toclergy as a mark of honor (in which case it may be red or purple).The kamilavka is a stiff cylindrical head covering, similar to a
stovepipe hat but without abrim . The kamilavka is worn during services; at other times, the softer skufia is worn in its place. The specific shape and coloring will differ between the various ethnic traditions:*In the Greek tradition,
monk s wear a simple black kamilavka, covered by a black veil ("epanokamelavkion "), but ordained clergy (both married and monastic) wear a kamilavka with a flattened conical brim at the top.Hierodeacon s (i.e., monastic deacons) remove the veil when they vest for services, buthieromonk s (monastic priests) do not. In the Greek tradition,nun s do not normally wear a kamilavka, but rather just the veil.*In the Russian tradition, clergy of all ranks wear a kamilavka that is normally taller than the Greek style, widens as it rises, and is flat at the top. Monks wear a black kamilavka with black veil. Russian nuns also wear the kamilavka with veil. Hieromonks and hierodeacons wear the same black kamilavka and veil as non-ordained monastics. Again, hierodeacons remove the veil when they are serving, but hieromonks do not.
Protodeacon s (honorary rank for married deacons) are awarded a purple or red kamilavka, butArchdeacon s (a parallel rank for monastic deacons) continue to wear the black kamilavka.Archpriest s (honorary rank for married priests) are also awarded a purple or red kamilavka.Bishop s, who are always monks, wear a black kamilavka with a black veil.Archbishop s are distinguished by a jeweled cross on the front of their veil. Metropolitans wear a white veil over their kamilavka, with the same cross as an archbishop. ThePatriarch of Moscow instead of the kamilavka wears a whitekoukoulion , a conical head covering with a monastic veil.*In the
Serbian Orthodox Church clergy of all ranks wear a black kamilavka which is flat at the top. Monastics wear a black veil over the kamilavka during services.Bishop s wear a black kamilavka with a wide purple band at the bottom, and remove the veil when they are outside the church.ee also
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Skufia
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* [http://www.dieter-philippi.de/mydante_1479_1131.html Pictures of Kamilavka and other clerical headgear, information and literarture in German language]
* [http://www.synod.com/synod/pictures/1boston_12.jpgBishop Bestowing Kamilavka on Priest]
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