Mantellettas, undated

File — Box: 101, Item: 1-3

Scope and Contents

Three purple mantellettas.

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

From the Collection: Leonard, William J. (1908-2000) (Compiler, Person)

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

A mantelletta is a sleeveless, open-front liturgical garment that reaches to one’s knees. Post-Vatican II, cardinals and bishops are no longer permitted to wear mantelletta; instead they wear a mozzetta. Only a few prelates continue to wear mantelletta, all of whom reside in Rome.

Sources:

Braun, Joseph. "Mantelletta." In The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company, 1910. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09611a.htm.

Lo Bello, Anthony. The Origins of Catholic Words: A Discursive Dictionary. Catholic University of America Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvx077ht.5.