Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Succinctorium, or Succinctory
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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an ornament peculiar to the pope, resembling a maniple (q.v.), and embroidered with the holy lamb (Agnus Dei). It is worn on the left side, being fastened by a cincture, and is, according to some, a substitute for an alms-purse, or according to others it was only a resemblance of the ends of a ribbon, formerly worn by most bishops as a cincture over the alb and which was called balteunm pudicitiae, or "belt of modesty." In the East bishops wear one pendant, of a lozenge form, tasseled, and with a cross on it called epigonation.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Succinctorium, or Succinctory'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/succinctorium-or-succinctory.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Succinctorium, or Succinctory'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/succinctorium-or-succinctory.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.