>Greetings--
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>> Benedictines wore black robes--Cistericians wore white over black.
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>Cistercians wore (and wear) a black scapular over white robes.
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>Susan
You're both right. They wear, and wore, a fully white cowl over the black
scapular, worn in turn over the white tunic.
Question, though: Was the black scapular original, or did it evolve later?
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