June 27, 2013

Imam Sarığı Worn by the Grand Mufti of Perm



Mukhammedgali Hazrat Huzin (Мухаммедгали хазрат ХУЗИН), Grand Mufti of Perm, SU


Imam Sarığı (head covering worn by an Islamic imam)
Green is the traditional color of the Islam

June 25, 2013

The Catholic Herald


The Catholic Herald published an article about the collection.
You can read the article here.

The Catholic Herald is a very informative and worth reading newspaper.
Think about a subscription!
More information here.

June 24, 2013

Seven Birettas











Some very nice birettas.
6 are made out of brocade fabric.

June 15, 2013

Serviclero (Former Cooperativa Nacional del Clero) in Madrid

On 10th June I visted Mr Javier Castelo in the workshops of Serviclero in Madrid, Spain.
They also provide very high quality Spansih bonetes to the clergy.

Here some pictures:






June 13, 2013

Sombrereria Medrano in Madrid - Since 1882

On 7th June I visited Mr Beltrán Medrano-Tomás in his shop in Madrid.
In the past I published some article about the wonderful religious hats this very talented craftsman is creating:


He belongs to the best of his profession. Here some impressions:


I never saw such a hughe range of ancient patterns to make birettas, bonetes and soli deo.

Patterns to make birettas
The differences are in the form and dimension of the horns/blades/wings
and the height of the biretta itselfs.

The last pictures shows the pattern of the biretta of Cardinal Enrique Pla y Deniel.

Mr Medrano with me in this workshop

With his talented hands Mr Medrano also makes little hats (miniatures):

Mini bonete

Mini sombrero de teja (cappello romano, saturno)

They can be used as a souvenir or for decoration of statues.

See as well my article:

June 12, 2013

Camauro in Dark Blue Color



I visited the PRADO museum in Madrid last Saturday and saw the painting
from

The third person from right is Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros.
He was painted by Rosales wearing a camauro in dark blue color.
Why? I will figure it out.
Or maybe one of my esteemed readers knows the answer?

June 03, 2013

Summer Cap with Embroidered Cross

In December 2010 I published an articel about the Polish priest kaszkiet.
And in February 2013 about a flat winter cap.

Now the "Fabryka Czapek i Kapeluszy KASZKIET" offers summer caps in light weight cotton.
An ideal gift for your parish priest, bishop or cardinal!


With white/black embroidered cross for a priest

With paonazzo (red-purple) embroidered cross for a monsignor

With green embroidered cross for a bishop

With red embroidered cross for a cardinal
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