Kalimavkion

The Kamilavkion (also Kamelaukion, the name is already late antique occupied; actually: τὸ καλυμμαυχῖον - Neck ceiling, composite of AltGr: τὸ κάλυμμα - cover, concealment - καλύπτω to the verb - Hide and ὁ αὐχήν - the neck..

In the Russian language (Russian: Kamilawka ) it referred to in the Orthodox Churches, the headgear of the secular clergy, and - with a worn over veil - even of monks and bishops. The later approximation " of camel's hair " is Slavic folk etymology, which is justified insofar as the cover was probably made ​​in the course of its subsequent history also made ​​of camel hair. It was written when the neck binding was long away from the headboard. The neck tie was originally to hide the task, the bare neck of the Emperor's as an appendage of the Byzantine imperial crown, because the neck showed only subjugated. The name stuck to the fabric inside the hoop crown, remained the Caesar subject to their metallic appearance.

The Kamilavkion is cylindrical in shape and black in the Churches of Greek tradition and for non- monks with a brim, while monks - and thus also the always the monk's state belonging to bishops - wear on formal occasions over the Kamilavkion with a backwards falling veil (Greek epinokamilvchion ) which is in the Russian tradition usually associated firmly with the Kamilavkion and is not removed. This monastic head covering is called in Russian " Klobuk ". While all deacons and priests wear the Kamilavchion in everyday life and also to many parts of worship in the Greek tradition, is the Russian " Kamilavka " an award for especially Sir priests and deacons. It is not simply black, but made ​​of red and purple velvet and without shoulder ( see illustration). Simple priests, deacons and monks wear a foldable, mostly black cap, the " Skufja ", but usually only outside of worship. The law, which also carry Skufja to certain parts within the service, is already the lowest of the honors in the Russian Orthodox Church for priests.

Leading bishops of some churches, wearing a white veil over the Kamilavkion or a white Klobuk ( as in the Russian tradition, metropolitans ).

The papal Kamilavkion is also called Camauro.