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      • The garb worn by clerics was the old Roman dress, i.e., a tunic without sleeves (collobium) and a long white coat with sleeves (dalmatica or tunica manicata et talaris).
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  2. May 10, 2018 · For Americans, the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore promulgated what the clerical dress was to be for clergy in the USA: "We wish therefore and prescribe, that all observe the law of the Church, and that at home or in the church they shall always wear the cassock, which is proper to the clergy.

  3. History. Special clerical dress for use outside the sanctuary did not exist much before the 6th century. The garb worn by clerics was the old Roman dress, i.e., a tunic without sleeves ( collobium ) and a long white coat with sleeves ( dalmatica or tunica manicata et talaris ).

  4. The definition of their use by the various orders of the clergy in the several liturgical functions, however, was established by the close of the 13th century. The images below illustrate changes up to that time. For centuries thereafter the dress has been essentially unaltered.

    • Don't wear purple clergy shirts unless you are a bishop. See #10 below.
    • Unless you're ordained in the UMC, don't wear a stole, and make sure the stole you do wear is the right one for your office (deacon or elder, including bishops).
    • The alb is the "preferred" clergy garment (per The UMC Ordinal). This is in part because the alb may be worn by clergy and laity alike. It is a basic baptismal garment.
    • We tend not to "do" cassocks for clergy. This is because the cassock was basically a monastic vestment for use in praying the daily office. While we do have a couple of related religious orders (Order of Saint Luke, Order of St Brigid of Kildare), most of our congregations don't have "daily office" services.
  5. According to the 1604 Canons of the Church of England, the clergy were supposed to wear cassock, gown, and cap whilst going about their duties. The cassock was either double or single-breasted; buttoned at the neck or shoulder and was held at the waist with a belt or cincture.

  6. May 17, 2012 · Yet over time the desire for the clergy to wear a distinctive uniform returned to the Reformed churches. What they began to do, beginning in the 17 th century as far as I can tell, is to begin to wear a neck scarf, called a cravat, tied around the neck to resemble a yoke.

  7. History. It was not until late in the eighth century AD that clergy began wearing garments that set them apart from the laity as a rule. In the early first century, preserved documents indicate that clothing that drew attention to a clergy member was discouraged.

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