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A skufia (also skufiya or skoufos) 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 monastics (in which case it is black ) or awarded to clergy
Clergy

Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. The term comes from the Greek language ?????? - kleros, "a lot", "that which is assigned by lot" or metaphorically, "heritage"....
 as a mark of honor (in which case it is usually red or purple). It is a soft-sided brimless cap
CAP

A cap is a form of headgear.Cap may also refer to:* Bottle cap, a closure to seal bottles* Screw cap, a closure to seal bottles or jars...
 whose top may be pointed (Russian style) , flat and pleated (Greek style) ), or flat with raised edges (Romanian style) .






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A skufia (also skufiya or skoufos) 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 monastics (in which case it is black ) or awarded to clergy
Clergy

Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. The term comes from the Greek language ?????? - kleros, "a lot", "that which is assigned by lot" or metaphorically, "heritage"....
 as a mark of honor (in which case it is usually red or purple). It is a soft-sided brimless cap
CAP

A cap is a form of headgear.Cap may also refer to:* Bottle cap, a closure to seal bottles* Screw cap, a closure to seal bottles or jars...
 whose top may be pointed (Russian style) , flat and pleated (Greek style) ), or flat with raised edges (Romanian style) . Typically, monastics receives their skufia either when they first become a novice
Novice

A novice is a person or creature who is new to a field or activity. The term is most commonly applied in religion and sports....
 or when they are tonsure
Tonsure

Tonsure is the practice of some Christianity churches, mystics, Buddhist novices and Bhikkhus, and some Hindu temples of cutting the hair from the scalp of clerics, devotees or holy people as a symbol of their renunciation of worldly fashion and esteem....
d . A 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....
 or 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....
 who has been tonsured to the Great Schema will wear a skoufia that has been 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....
 with prayers, crosses
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....
, and figures of seraphim .

High-ranking 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 (such as 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) will sometimes wear a black or purple skufia with 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 informal occasions . A 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....
 will sometimes wear a skufia over her monastic veil
Veil

A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face. As a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space....
 ; while 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 often wear the skufia (without a veil) when the 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....
 or 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....
 might get in the way of work.

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