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Phelonion logo #10101) Byzantine clothing
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Phelonion

Phelonion logo #21000 The phelónion (Greek: φαιλόνιον (plural, φαιλόνια, phailónia; Latin paenula) is a liturgical vestment worn by a priest of the Eastern Christian tradition. It is worn over the priest`s other vestments and is equivalent to the chasuble of Western Christianity. == Origin == Like the chasuble, the phelonion was originally a sort of....
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phelonion

phelonion logo #21003(from the article `chasuble`) In the Eastern churches, the equivalent vestment is the phelonion (phenolion), worn exclusively by priests. The distinctive garb of the liturgical celebrant is the chasuble, a vestment that goes back to the Roman paenula. The paenula also was the Orthodox ... [2 related articles]
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