For other uses, see Mantle (disambiguation).

A Mantle is a piece of clothing, similar to a robe but open on the front side and often sleeveless. It is worn over the outer garments. ( a dress ) The term mantle could refer to: Mantle, a piece of clothing, similar to a robe but open on the front side. ... A dragon robe from Qing Dynasty of China A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment. ...

All other meanings of the word derive from this one. Such as the Earth's "mantle".

Orthodox clerical garment

Archbishop John (Maximovich) wearing the episcopal mantiya

In the Eastern Orthodox Church the mantle (Greek: μανδύας, mandyas; Church Slavonic: мантия, mantiya) is a distinctive garment worn by bishop, hegumens, archimandrites and other monastic clergy in various church ceremonies and services, such as Vespers, but not when serving the liturgy. ... Image File history File links St. ... Image File history File links St. ... Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco was a noted Eastern Orthodox ascetic and hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who was active in the mid-20th century. ... The Eastern Orthodox Church is a religious organization which claims to be the continuation of the original Christian body, founded by Jesus and his Twelve Apostles. ... Church Slavonic may refer to: Old Church Slavonic language Church Slavonic language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A mitre is used as a symbol of the bishops ministry. ... Hegumen, hegumenos, or ihumen (Greek: ἡγούμενος , Russian: игумен) is the title for the head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church, similar to the one of abbot. ... Archimandrite (Greek: ἀρχιμανδρίτης - archimandrites) is a title in the Greek Orthodox Church for a superior abbot who has the supervision of several abbots and monasteries appointed by a bishop. ... Vespers is the evening prayer service in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox liturgies of the canonical hours. ... From the Greek word λειτουργία, which can be transliterated as leitourgia, meaning a public work, a liturgy comprises a prescribed religious ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular religion; it may refer to, or include, an elaborate formal ritual (such as the Catholic Mass), or a daily activity such as...

The mantiya is a sleeveless cape that fastens at the neck and the feet and is worn by all Orthodox Christian monks of the lesser schema. The mantiya is black when worn by a monk;^[1] a hegumen or an archimandrite may have embroidered crosses on the front.^[2] There is also an episcopal mantiya which is not worn with the other episcopal vestments, but when the bishop formally enters the church before Divine Liturgy^[3] or when a bishop is formally attending a service in which he is not serving.^[4] Instead of black, bishops use other colors: red for bishops; purple for archbishops; blue for metropolitans; and green for patriarchs. The episcopal mantiya is characteristically decorated with red and white ribbons (called "streams", symbolizing the word going out into the entire world) and four rectangular embroidered appliqués, two at the neck and two at the feet (called "tablets", symbolizing the Gospel which must be the focus of a bishop's teachings). Eastern Orthodoxy (also called Greek Orthodoxy and Russian Orthodoxy) is a Christian tradition which represents the majority of Eastern Christianity. ... A monk is a person who practices asceticism, the conditioning of mind and body in favor of the spirit. ... Gold Embroidery Cross-stitch embroidery, Hungary, mid-20th century Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread or yarn using a needle. ... The traditional form of the Western Christian cross, known as the Latin cross. ... Vestments are liturgical garments and articles associated primarily with the Christian religions, especially the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican Churches. ... A mitre is used as a symbol of the bishops ministry. ... The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the eucharistic service of the Byzantine tradition of Christian liturgy. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop (then more precisely called Metropolitan archbishop) of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ... For other senses, see Patriarch (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Gospel (disambiguation). ...

References

1. ^ http://www.nikitatailor.com/shop/photographs/mantia/blackw.jpg
2. ^ http://www.jordanville.org/abbots/abbotsARP.html
3. ^ http://www.svots.edu/Three-Hierarchs-Chapel/2004-0130-ordination/images/DSC_0017_jpg.jpg
4. ^ http://ocaphoto.oca.org/filetmp/2005/May/1002/Detail/DSC_0015.jpg