Sakkos
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The sakkos is a vestment worn by Orthodox and Greek Catholic bishops instead of the priest's phelonion. The garment is a tunic with wide sleeves, and a distinctive pattern of trim. It reaches below th
17th-century sakkos. It has 16 buttons on each side, plus 1 at the collar to make a total of 33: the traditional number of years in the earthly life of Jesus (Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece).
Priest in phelonion (left) and archbishop of Prague Joachim in sakkos
Greek-Catholic bishop wearing a sakkos. What appears to be a collar is a separate vestment, called the omophorion (Prešov, Slovakia).
Sakkos of Photius, Metropolitan of Moscow, ca. 1417
Epitrachelion
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The epitrachelion is the liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole. It
Epitrachelion
Melkite Catholic Archimandrite vested in an epitrachelion and a pectoral cross