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Klobuk

A klobuk is an item of clerical clothing

Clerical clothing

Clerical clothing is non-Liturgy clothing worn exclusively by clergy. It is distinct from vestments in that it is not reserved specifically for services....
worn by Orthodox Christian

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 monastic

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 and 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, especially in the Russian tradition. It is composed of a kamilavka

Kamilavka

A kamilavka is an item of clerical clothing worn by Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches monks or awarded to clergy as a mark of honor ....
(stiffened black headcovering, round and flat on the top) with an 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....
(veil) which completely covers the kamilavka and hangs down over the shoulders and back.

In the Athonite

Mount Athos

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A klobuk is an item of clerical clothing

Clerical clothing

Clerical clothing is non-Liturgy clothing worn exclusively by clergy. It is distinct from vestments in that it is not reserved specifically for services....
worn by Orthodox Christian

Eastern Orthodox Church

Monk

Bishop

Kamilavka

Epanokamelavkion

Mount Athos

Mount Athos is a mountain on the peninsula of the same name in Macedonia , of northern Greece, called in Greek language Agion Oros , or in English, "Holy Mountain"....
tradition, the epanokamelavkion is simply laid over the kamilavka and allowed to hang freely, but in other traditions it is permanently attached.

The klobuk is the headgear most often worn in church by professed monastics. During the services, there are specified times when monks are to remove the klobuk and lay it on their left shoulder to denote reverence for the sacred (for instance, when the Priest brings the Chalice out through the Holy Doors

Iconostasis

In Eastern Christianity an iconostasis , also called the templon, is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a Church ....
for the distribution of Holy Communion during 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....
). Nuns do not normally remove the klobuk at any time during services.

Since in the Orthodox Church all bishops must be monks, the klobuk is worn by bishops also. Diocesan bishops wear the simple monastic klobuk. Slavic 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 and Metropolitans usually wear a small jewelled 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....
on the front of their klobuk as a mark of their rank . 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 klobuk that is white rather than black .

The Patriarch of Romania wears a white klobuk as well as a white Ryassa

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....
. The Patriarch

Patriarch

Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised Autocracy authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy....
s of some Orthodox Churches (for example, the Patriarch of Moscow) wear a white headress similar to the klobuk that is rounded on top, decorated with 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....
images of seraphim, and surmounted with a cross . This form is properly referred to as a 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....
(cowl

Cowl

The cowl is a hood worn by members of religious orders. It also refers to a long, hooded cloak, with wide sleeves, worn by some Catholic and Orthodox Christianity monks when participating in the liturgy....
) .

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