medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Wickstrom wrote:
>
> I was wandering thought Wikipedia today and stumbled on what looks like an
> 18th-19th c. painting that portrays the bestowal of the Cistercian scapular
> on St. Stephen Harding by the BVM. But that scapular looks white to me, and I > had always known that the Cistercian scapular was black. Any comments or
> different perceptions?
Cistercian novices wear a white scapular - if that is any help.
John Briggs
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