Phelonion: Phelones, Paenula, Liturgy, Vestment, Priest, Eastern Christianity, Western Christianity

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The phelónion, in Greek, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ (plural, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, phaelónia from New Testament Greek phelones , Latin paenula) is a liturgical vestment worn by a priest of the Eastern Christian tradition. It is worn over the priest's other vestments and is the same as the chasuble of Western Christianity.Like the chasuble, the phelonion was originally a sort of poncho, a round vestment with a hole in the middle for the head, which fell to the feet on all sides. In its present form (dating from about the fifteenth century) the front is largely cut away (from about the waist down) to facilitate the movements of the priest's hands. In Russia the longer front remained common until quite recent times. The use of the phelonion is not limited to the Divine Liturgy but is specified for any major liturgical function. It is also called phenolion (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿; plural phenolia ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ) in some books.

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