Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I pointed out that, to my knowledge, abbots carried croziers and wore mitres,
and were frequently depicted thus attired.
sorry, i missed the part about abbots wearing mitres (or any other sort
of headgear, beyond their tonsures or/and the occasional cowl.
croziers, yes, but mitres?
maybe i misunderstand the meaning of the word --funny sort of double pointed
hat, is it not? worn by bishops --exclusively, n-est-pas?-- including the
bishop of Rome. but not abbots generally, unless the
fellow also happened to be a bishop...
best from here,
christopher
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