orarium
ecclesiastical garb
Also known as: orarion
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Originally called orarium or orarion, it was probably intended for wiping the mouth. In the 4th century the orarion was worn as a vestment by deacons in the Eastern churches and eventually the equivalent epitrachelion was worn by priests. The scarflike vestment was adopted somewhat later in…
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