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Maniple - LoveToKnow 1911 (742 words) |
 | It is the special ensign of the office of subdeacon, and at the ordination is placed on the arm of the new subdeacon by the bishop with the words: "Take the maniple, the symbol of the fruit of good works." 1 It is strictly a "mass vestment," being worn, with certain exceptions (e.g. |
| As late as the 9th century, indeed, the maniple was still a handkerchief, held folded in the left hand. |
| The true equivalent of the maniple (in the Greek and Armenian rites only) is not, as has been assumed, the epimanikion, a sort of loose, embroidered cuff (see Vestments), but the epigonation. |
| CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Maniple (1503 words) |
| The maniple is an ornamental vestment in the form of a band, a little over a yard long and from somewhat over two to almost four inches wide, which is placed on the left arm in such manner that it falls in equal length on both sides of the arm. |
| Maniples made of a fold of material existed at least as early as the beginning of the tenth century; this is proved by the maniple at |
| vestment that corresponds to the maniple is the epigonation. |
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