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The cassock alb or cassalb is a relatively modern garment and is a combination of the traditional cassock
Cassock

The cassock, an item of clerical clothing, is a long, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clerics of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Church, and some clerics of the Reformed, and Lutheran churches....
 and alb
Alb

The alb, one of the liturgy vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample garment of white linen coming down to the ankles and usually girded with a cincture....
. It developed as a convenient undergarment worn by clergy and as an alternative to the alb
Alb

The alb, one of the liturgy vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample garment of white linen coming down to the ankles and usually girded with a cincture....
 for deacons and acolytes.








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The cassock alb or cassalb is a relatively modern garment and is a combination of the traditional cassock
Cassock

The cassock, an item of clerical clothing, is a long, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clerics of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Church, and some clerics of the Reformed, and Lutheran churches....
 and alb
Alb

The alb, one of the liturgy vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample garment of white linen coming down to the ankles and usually girded with a cincture....
. It developed as a convenient undergarment worn by clergy and as an alternative to the alb
Alb

The alb, one of the liturgy vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample garment of white linen coming down to the ankles and usually girded with a cincture....
 for deacons and acolytes.

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A white or off-white cassock-alb has replaced the traditional cassock
Cassock

The cassock, an item of clerical clothing, is a long, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clerics of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Church, and some clerics of the Reformed, and Lutheran churches....
 and alb
Alb

The alb, one of the liturgy vestments of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches, is an ample garment of white linen coming down to the ankles and usually girded with a cincture....
 in some Anglican churches since the 1970s. On rules concerning its use, see This garment is not the same as the chasuble-alb, which is approved for use in the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 in certain circumstances.Citation?