Friday, July 20, 2012

Cuff on Papal Alb

J. XXIII

2 comments:

  1. I am not sure that is an alb. Perhaps it is instead the falda. Doesn't the falda replace the alb for the Pope?

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  2. The Pope's falda was a type of long skirt extending beneath the hem of the alb itself. So, the alb's cuff is showing here. Think of it: The falda was so long that the Pope had train-bearers both in front and in back whenever he walked!
    -Donnacha

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