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The Stole Royal is an item of regalia used during the coronation of a British monarch, similar to the stoles worn as vestments by clergymen. It is donned after the anointing of the monarch and is worn
Queen Victoria wearing her stole and the Imperial Mantle, 1838
Stole (vestment)
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The stole is a liturgical vestment of various Christian denominations, which symbolizes priestly authority; in Protestant denominations which do not have priests but use stoles as a liturgical vestmen
Stole Royal
…The Stole Royal (sometime erroneously called the Armilla) is an item of regalia used during the coronation of a British monarch, similar to the stoles worn as vestments by clergymen. It is donned after the anointing of the monarch and is worn throughout the crowning, receiving of homage and conclusion…
Violet Latin stole and maniple, worn over an alb
Priest administering Extreme Unction while wearing a narrow, gold stole (Detail of Rogier van der Weyden's The Seven Sacraments, 1445)
Western stoles woven with a modern design in different liturgical colors
Pope Benedict XVI wearing an embroidered papal stole