Clerical clothing commonly associated with the Christian religion includes vestments—liturgical garments and articles worn by the clergy across the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Churches.

Fashion designer on creating permanent liturgical vestments for Notre Dame cathedral Posted: November 22, 2024 | Last updated: December 7, 2024 When Jean-Charles de Castelbajac watched as Paris ...

Westminster Abbey owns many embroidered vestments, such as copes, and altar hangings for use during the church year. The Abbey has many embroidered vestments and altar hangings in its collection.

The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

After the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, clergy are to wear the green vestments of Ordinary Time. The feast, which the USCCB states is the end of Christmas, is observed this liturgical year on ...