Engolpion
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An encolpion is a medallion with an icon in the center worn around the neck by Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic bishops. The icon is normally surrounded by jewels and topped by
Patriarch Alexius II of Moscow wearing an engolpion (panagia)
Engolpion (Panagia) depicting the Znamenny Icon of the Theotokos.
Pectoral cross
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A pectoral cross or pectorale is a cross that is worn on the chest, usually suspended from the neck by a cord or chain. In ancient history and the Middle Ages, pectoral crosses were worn by both clerg
Engolpion
…Engolpia come in many different shapes, including oval, rhombus, square, or a double-headed eagle. In antiquarian contexts, an "encolpion cross" is a pectoral cross of the Byzantine period. According to St. Jerome, however (in Matt., c. xxiii), some of the faithful in his day attached a superstitious importance to…
Gold pectoral cross from Italy or subalpine regions, late 6th century–7th century
Pectoral Cross of Pope Paul VI
A pectoral cross worn by the 7th-century female teenager of the Trumpington bed burial
Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc of Vietnam wearing Pope Francis' Good Shepherd pectoral cross suspended by a chain while in cassock