Kamilavka

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• In the Greek tradition
  Greek Orthodox Church
  
  The term Greek Orthodox Church refers to several churches within the larger full communion of Eastern Orthodox Church Christianity sharing a common cultural tradition and whose liturgy is traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the New Testament....
  , monk
  Monk
  
  A Monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, the unconditioning of mind and body in favor of the realization of one's true nature, and does so living either alone or with any number of like-minded people, whilst always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose....
  s wear a simple black kamilavka, covered by a black veil (epanokamelavkion
  Epanokamelavkion
  
  An epanokamelavkion is an item of clerical clothing worn by Eastern Orthodox Church Monastic#Christian monasticisms who are monk#Eastern Orthodox monks or above, including bishops....
  ), but ordained clergy (both married and monastic) wear a kamilavka with a flattened conical brim at the top. Hierodeacon
  Hierodeacon
  
  A Hierodeacon , sometimes translated "deacon-monk", in Eastern Orthodox Church is a monk who has been ordination a Deacon#Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism....
  s (i.e., monastic deacons) remove the veil when they vest for services, but hieromonk
  Hieromonk
  
  Hieromonk A hieromonk can be either a monk who has been ordination to the priesthood, or a priest who has received monastic tonsure.Ordination to the priesthood is the exception rather than the rule for Christian monasticism, but is still more common than a priest entering monastic life, as only married men or monks are ordained priests....
  s (monastic priests) do not. In the Greek tradition, nun
  Nun
  
  A Nun is a woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life. She may be an monasticism who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent....
  s do not normally wear a kamilavka, but rather just the veil.

• In the Russian tradition
  Russian Orthodox Church
  
  The Russian Orthodox Church ; or The Moscow Patriarchate , also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christianity who constitute an Autocephaly Eastern Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow, in full communion with the other Eastern Orthodox Churches....
  , clergy of all ranks wear a kamilavka that is normally taller than the Greek style, widens as it rises, and is flat at the top. Monks wear a black kamilavka with black veil. Russian nuns also wear the kamilavka with veil. Hieromonks and hierodeacons wear the same black kamilavka and veil as non-ordained monastics. Again, hierodeacons remove the veil when they are serving, but hieromonks do not. Protodeacon
  Protodeacon
  
  Protodeacon derives from the Greek language proto- meaning 'first' and diakonos, meaning 'deacon'. The word in English language may refer to various clergymen, depending upon the usage of the particular church in question....
  s (honorary rank for married deacons) are awarded a purple or red kamilavka, but Archdeacon
  Archdeacon
  
  A position of archdeacon is a senior position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, and in some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop....
  s (a parallel rank for monastic deacons) continue to wear the black kamilavka. Archpriest
  Archpriest
  
  An archpriest is a priest who has supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches, although it may be used in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church instead of Dean or vicar forane....
  s (honorary rank for married priests) are also awarded a purple or red kamilavka. 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....
  s, who are always monks, wear a black kamilavka with a black veil. Archbishop
  Archbishop
  
  In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
  s are distinguished by a jeweled cross on the front of their veil. Metropolitans
  Metropolitan bishop
  
  In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis ; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital....
   wear a white veil over their kamilavka, with the same cross as an archbishop. The Patriarch of Moscow instead of the kamilavka wears a white koukoulion
  Koukoulion
  
  The Koukoulion is a traditional headress worn by monks of the highest degree in the Eastern Orthodox Church.From the 17th century, following the reforms of Patriarch Nikon, the upper vesture worn by monks of the Great Schema was in the form of a pointed hood with two long Lappets which cover the back and breast....
  , a conical head covering with a monastic veil.

• In the Serbian Orthodox Church
  Serbian Orthodox Church
  
  The Serbian Orthodox Church or the Church of Serbia is one of the autocephalyEastern Orthodox Church organization, ranking sixth in order of seniority after Orthodox Church of Constantinople, Greek Church of Alexandria, Church of Antioch, Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, and Russian Orthodox Church....
   clergy of all ranks wear a black kamilavka which is flat at the top. Monastics wear a black veil over the kamilavka during services. 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....
  s wear a black kamilavka with a wide purple band at the bottom, and remove the veil when they are outside the church.

See also

• Skufia
  Skufia
  
  A skufia is an item of clerical clothing worn by Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches monastics or awarded to clergy as a mark of honor ....
  
• Klobuk
  Klobuk
  
  A klobuk is an item of clerical clothing worn by Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches Monk#Eastern Orthodox monkss and bishops, especially in the Russian tradition....
  

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