Shirts, undated

File — Box: 100, Item: 1-2

Scope and Contents

Two black clergy shirts.

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 clergy shirt is a shirt worn by members of the clergy of the Catholic Church. The most common type of clergy shirt is the tab collar shirt or the Roman shirt. The tab collar shirt has a high collar with a square opening in the front, where a small, stiff white collar can be tucked. Priests usually wear a black shirt, while bishops wear red or purple.

Sources:

“The Meaning Behind Different Colours of Clergy Shirts.” Harcourts. Accessed August 9, 2024. https://harcourts.com/blog/the-meaning-behind-different-colours-of-clergy-shirts.

“Types of Clergy Shirts.” Catholic Purchasing Services. Accessed August 9, 2024. https://www.catholicpurchasing.org/types-of-clergy-shirts.