medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
--- John Wickstrom <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
But this illustration shows him not only
> holding the abbatial staff, but also wearing a stole as a priest
> would:
> draped around the neck with the two strips of cloth flowing down the
> front of his torso (not like a deacon, with stole lying across the
> body
> right to left, as I recall, and then gathered at the hip by the
> cincture.)
Respondeo:
(1) The deacon's stole hangs on the left shoulder, not the right, and
is fastened at the right hip.
(2) I have not seen the illustration, but are you sure it is a stole
illustrated, and not, for example, a monastic cowl?
Bill.
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