Parament

Vestments (Latin parare mensam: " prepare the table," or Latin parare mentem: "the spirit prepare " ) are the textiles used in the church and in the liturgy, which are often artistically complex.

Types of vestments

Stole, maniple and the upper vestments ( chasuble, dalmatic, Tunicella ) of liturgists and chalice veil, Pultvelum and Bursa depend on the respective liturgical color.

  • The chalice veil is a cloth for covering the chalice.
  • The Pultvelum covered the portable lectern on which the Missal is.
  • The bursa is a flip-style case with a stiffened insert for storage and recording of Extracorporeal.

The vestments of the altar is one of the so-called Church linen. It consists of Palla, corporals, chalice veil and Lavabotuch, made ​​of pure linen.

  • The corporal is a square scarf. It is used during the celebration of Mass as a base for chalice and paten.
  • The Palla corporis is a square, stiff cover of the chalice. It stands as a symbol of the grave stone of Christ. Its practical significance is that it prevents contamination or evaporation of the measuring wine.
  • The chalice cloth (Latin purificator ) is used for the purification of chalice and paten after Communion.
  • The Lavabotuch used for drying hands after hand washing.
  • The altar cloth is the edition of the altar. In ancient, baroque churches altar cloths are often decorated with precious, handmade lace.

A distinction Ziboriumvelum and Segensvelum:

  • The Ziboriumvelum is a cloth veiling of the vessel for keeping the Blessed Sacrament.
  • Also referred to as the Segensvelum Schultervelum. It is placed on the ancient custom of veiling the liturgical equipment so as not to touch it with bare hands.

In some Protestant churches, only the frontal and the Pultbehang is denoted by the term " vestments ". These are often decorated with Christian symbols and decorate the church in the appropriate liturgical color.

  • The frontal is attached to the front of the altar clothing.
  • The Pultbehang adorns the lectern or ambo the.

Furthermore, besides the specified also wipes ( like the pall ), curtains, wall hangings and rugs to paramentics a church interior.

Production and history

Some monasteries customize vestments and take repair work before. Parament workshops are based often in places of pilgrimage or the bishop's seat of a diocese or archdiocese. The House of Silk Culture, a former weaving workshop in Krefeld and the Motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters in Gengenbach (BW ) are an art and vestment Museum. The world's oldest Protestant vestments workshop goes back to Wilhelm Lohe and is in Neuendettelsau, housed in an old prayer room.

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