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Orthodox. It is much larger than our amice, made of white linen
embroidered with two large crosses. One end hangs down the back, the other is wound round the head to form a hood. The priest's stole, though called by the same name as that of the deacon, is exactly the Byzantine epitrachelion. The two ends are sewn together to form a wide band which hangs down in front, while he puts his head through the loop left at the top.[1] He wears epimanikia[2] on his arms, and over all a phainolion or chasuble.[3] In Egypt[4] the phainolion has gone through the one further step of evolution at which in the Byzantine Church it has not arrived. The Byzantine chasuble reaches to the ground behind ; it has been cut away, not as with us at the sides, but in front, so that it is quite short here and forms a mere broad band across the chest. In the other Eastern Churches this band has been cut through, and is joined by a clasp. So their phainolion has become exactly like our cope without a hood. They use it as both chasuble and cope (not only for the holy liturgy); but historically it is the old planeta, our chasuble. Copts have no epigonation.[5] The priest does not now wear a cap, since he has an amice. The bishop wears sticharion, girdle, epitrachelion, epimanikia and phainolion.[6] He has a special amice of coloured silk, em- broidered with texts, which he wears when he may not wear his mitre (on Good Friday, in the presence of the Patriarch, etc.). He has a mitre, or rather crown, of metal (silver-gilt),[7]</ref> a
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FIG. 9. — A COPTIC BISHOP.
1 Butler shows a picture of one at p. 130 (vol. ii.).
2 Ar.: kamān; Copt. : kamasion. Op. cit. ii. 163-172.
3 Ar.: burnus; Copt. : felonion (in Greek the form (
Greek characters) is often found), kouklion, amforion. Op. cit. 173-200.
4 And also among all other Eastern Churches.
5 Orth. Eastern Church, p. 406.
6 Now often a sakkos (see fig. 9).