Ever seen a clergyman or someone participating in a church service wearing a knee-length white garment with wide sleeves? What you were looking at was likely a surplice. Here’s what they are, how they’re used, and a little bit more. What Is the Origin of the Surplice? The name itself […]
If you bring up clerical attire, most people immediately conjure up images of lengthy robes with perfect collar tabs. However, clerical attire involves much more than the simple black robes and white neck tabs. Vestments and clericals are the two types of clergy attire. The two have a shared ancestry, […]
During church service, whether you frequent your church or just go to every Sunday service, you are constantly around the members of the clergy. Other than all the other churchgoers looking their Sunday best, you have all the members of the clergy stepping out in their clerical wear. I’m sure […]
If you’re here for cold hard facts, then we’re about to make this easy on you. No – a surplice is not the same thing as an alb. You can stop reading now if you like. Those of you still along for the ride, we have only to assume that […]
