Sunday, March 29, 2009

Weird cappa alert!

What's that? I know that there are versinos of the cappa magna that have two slits so that the arms can pass through the fabric, but I have never seen a cappa worn quite the way Wilhelmus Petrus Adrianus Maria Mutsaerts, bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands is wearing his in these photos.



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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 31, 2009 at 2:01 PM

    probably just a big safety pin under the ermine holding it up because he didn't know how to wear it or didn't like the way it felt.

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  2. BencioApril 2, 2009 at 2:28 AM

    Meybe he is wearing it "toga style" :)
    with the ermine on top!

    cosider this with ermine...
    http://pubcrawlslc.com/IdesOfMarch/images/Toga_Illustration.png

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  3. CalvinApril 5, 2009 at 7:54 AM

    I believe that this photo was taken during a time for penance.
    Cardinals or Bishops had to fold up the chain of the cappa magna during the time for penance.
    Correct me if i have said it wrongly.

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