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The mitre or miter is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of bishops and certain abbots in traditional Christianity. Mitres are worn in the Catholic Church, Malankara
A Catholic mitre from the 19th century, displayed in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Pisa, Italy
A Catholic mitre from the 19th century, displayed in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Pisa, Italy
The mitre of the Serbian Orthodox Bishop Georgije Đokić
The mitre of the Serbian Orthodox Bishop Georgije Đokić
The archbishop of the Church of Sweden, Martin Modéus, wearing a mitre as part of his liturgical vestment.
The archbishop of the Church of Sweden, Martin Modéus, wearing a mitre as part of his liturgical vestment.
Mitre simplex traditional style: White damask with its white lappets ending in red fringes.
Mitre simplex traditional style: White damask with its white lappets ending in red fringes.
Papal tiara
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The papal tiara is a crown that was worn by popes of the Catholic Church from as early as the 8th century to the mid–20th century. It was last used by Pope Paul VI in 1963, and only at the beginning o
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…sides. Two short lappets always hang down from the back. The camelaucum (Greek: καμιλαύκιον, kamilaukion), the headdress that both the mitre and the papal tiara stem from, was originally a cap used by officials of the Imperial Byzantine court. "The tiara [from which the mitre originates] probably developed from…
Papal tiara
Pope Innocent III (1198–1216) in early papal tiara. Fresco at the Benedictine monastery at Sacro Speco [it], about 1219
Pope Innocent III (1198–1216) in early papal tiara. Fresco at the Benedictine monastery at Sacro Speco [it], about 1219
Pietra dura mosaic depicting Pope Clement VIII wearing a tiara with three crowns
Pietra dura mosaic depicting Pope Clement VIII wearing a tiara with three crowns
Tiara presented to Pope Benedict XVI in 2011 by some German Catholics (see above) but not used by him
Tiara presented to Pope Benedict XVI in 2011 by some German Catholics (see above) but not used by him