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Vestment sets, undated

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Textiles for use by clerics and altar servers during Mass, as well as textiles for the adornment of the church and the celebration of the Mass.

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

This collection is mostly in English, with some materials in French, German, Italian, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovenian, and Spanish.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Definition and use

Vestment sets are liturgical garments in matching colors and designs. Churches often purchase or make vestments and altar vestures in groups so that all of the textiles will match. A set, at minimum, will consist of a stole and chasuble (and, pre-Vatican II, maniple), or of a burse and a chalice veil. Sets will be a single liturgical color. Some churches will also obtain the same textile in each of the liturgical colors, in order to maintain a consistent visual image throughout the church year.

Sources:

Braun, Joseph. "Vestments." In The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company, 1912. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15388a.htm.

Collinge, William J. Historical Dictionary of Catholicism. 3rd ed. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021.

The History of Liturgical Vestments in the Catholic Church. The San Felipe de Neri Parish Museum, 2022. https://sanfelipedeneri.org/documents/2022/1/The%20History%20of%20Liturgical%20Vestments%20in%20the%20Catholic%20Church-1.pdf.

"Pontifical vestments," Wikipedia, December 5, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontifical_vestments.

"Vestment," Wikipedia, September 18, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestment.

Full Extent

42 Linear Feet (19 containers)

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

Contact:
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