Glossary
Chasuble
Chasuble refers to a long, sleeveless outer garment/vestment, simply a round piece of fabric with a slit for the head usually without a hood worn by a priest when celebrating a mass. After the sixth century the Chasuble became a purely liturgical garment.
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