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Epimanikia (singular epimanikion) are liturgical
Divine Liturgy

The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine church tradition of Christian liturgy. As such, it is used in the Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches....
 vestment
Vestment

Vestments are liturgy garments and articles associated primarily with the Christianity religions, especially the Latin Rite and other Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Methodists, and Lutheran Churches....
s of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian communion in the world with an estimated 225 million members worldwide. It is considered by its adherents to be the Four Marks of the Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles nearly 2000 years ago....
 and Eastern Catholic Churches. They are cuffs (Russian: porútchi) made of thickened fabric, usually brocade
Brocade

File:Russian brocade.jpgBrocade is a class of richly decorative shuttle fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads....
, that lace onto the wrists of a bishop
Bishop

A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
, priest
Priest

A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities....
, or deacon
Deacon

Deacon is a role in the Christianity that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions....
. There is usually a cross
Christian cross

The Christian cross is the best-known religious symbol of Christianity. It is a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ....
 embroidered
Embroidery

File:Kazakh rug chain stitch embroidery.jpgEmbroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating Textile or other materials with sewing needle and yarn....
 or appliqué
Applique

In its broadest sense, an applique or appliqu? is a smaller ornament or device applied to another surface. In the context of ceramics, for example, an appliqu? is a separate piece of clay added to the primary work, generally for the purpose of decoration....
d to the center.

Bishops and priests attach the epimanikia to the sleeves of the sticharion
Sticharion

The sticharion is a Divine Liturgy vestment of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches, roughly analogous in function to the alb of the Western Church....
. Since the deacon wears a more elaborate sticharion
Sticharion

The sticharion is a Divine Liturgy vestment of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches, roughly analogous in function to the alb of the Western Church....
 as an outer garment, its large winged sleeves are not bound by epimanikia; rather he wears the epimanikia underneath, tied to his endorrason (inner 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....
) (Russian: ?????????, podryasnik).






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Epimanikia (singular epimanikion) are liturgical
Divine Liturgy

The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine church tradition of Christian liturgy. As such, it is used in the Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches....
 vestment
Vestment

Vestments are liturgy garments and articles associated primarily with the Christianity religions, especially the Latin Rite and other Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Anglicans, Methodists, and Lutheran Churches....
s of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian communion in the world with an estimated 225 million members worldwide. It is considered by its adherents to be the Four Marks of the Church established by Jesus Christ and his Apostles nearly 2000 years ago....
 and Eastern Catholic Churches. They are cuffs (Russian: porútchi) made of thickened fabric, usually brocade
Brocade

File:Russian brocade.jpgBrocade is a class of richly decorative shuttle fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads....
, that lace onto the wrists of a bishop
Bishop

A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
, priest
Priest

A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities....
, or deacon
Deacon

Deacon is a role in the Christianity that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions....
. There is usually a cross
Christian cross

The Christian cross is the best-known religious symbol of Christianity. It is a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ....
 embroidered
Embroidery

File:Kazakh rug chain stitch embroidery.jpgEmbroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating Textile or other materials with sewing needle and yarn....
 or appliqué
Applique

In its broadest sense, an applique or appliqu? is a smaller ornament or device applied to another surface. In the context of ceramics, for example, an appliqu? is a separate piece of clay added to the primary work, generally for the purpose of decoration....
d to the center.

Bishops and priests attach the epimanikia to the sleeves of the sticharion
Sticharion

The sticharion is a Divine Liturgy vestment of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches, roughly analogous in function to the alb of the Western Church....
. Since the deacon wears a more elaborate sticharion
Sticharion

The sticharion is a Divine Liturgy vestment of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches, roughly analogous in function to the alb of the Western Church....
 as an outer garment, its large winged sleeves are not bound by epimanikia; rather he wears the epimanikia underneath, tied to his endorrason (inner 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....
) (Russian: ?????????, podryasnik).

Among most ethnic groups, the epimanikia will be worn by bishops and priests only when they vest fully for the Divine Liturgy
Divine Liturgy

The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine church tradition of Christian liturgy. As such, it is used in the Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches....
. However, among stricter Russian Orthodox clergy a bishop or priest will wear the epimanikia any time he wears the epitrachelion
Epitrachelion

The Epitrachelion is the liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole....
. Deacons always wear the epimanikia whenever they vest.

The Syriac
Syriac Orthodox Church

The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephaly Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East, with members spread throughout the world. It schism with Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism over the Council of Chalcedon, which the Syriac Orthodox Church rejects....
 zende are similar to the epimanikia, but extend to cover the entire forearm .

They are roughly analogous to the maniple
Maniple (vestment)

The maniple is a liturgical vestment used primarily within the Roman Catholic Church and occasionally used in some Anglo-Catholic churches. It is an embroidered band of silk or similar fabric that when worn hangs from the left arm....
 used 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....
 and some other Western Churches.

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