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Vatican Breaks Record for Vestments Exhibit
In 2018, the Vatican lent some of its most sacred pieces of liturgical vestments from the Sistine Chapel’s sacristy to a New York gallery for secular exhibition. the Metropolitan Museum of Art is titled Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. It is said to be the most popular show that the Met has ever conducted, breaking […]
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Changing of the Garb – Clergy Fashion
Tradition is a word that is thrown around all too often and without full consideration of the weighted meaning behind it. A common misconception is that clergy fashion is unchanging and tends to be considered “traditional” by those looking in from the outside. The truth of the matter is that clerical clothing in particular has […]