Black Velvet Priestly Phelonion (Greek Style) By Liturgix

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Black Velvet Priestly Phelonion (Greek Style) By Liturgix:
$259.95

For Your Church & For Your Liturgy:

Black Velvet Priestly Phelonion (Greek Style)

By Liturgix

TAILORING FEATURES >>>

- a Greek style phelonion, which is hand-tailored in black velvet

- a phelonion, which is fully-lined with black satin (for proper draping and prolonged use)

- with an applique cross, which is machine-embroidered with golden-metallic threads

- trimmed with golden-metallic galloon

SIZING >>>

Each order is custom-tailored to your set of individual measurements. To submit your measurements online, please visit the Liturgix measurement chart:

Because there are variety of local styles and customer preferences regarding the length of priestly phelonions, please specify the dimensions you prefer using the diagram located at style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 13.0px Big Caslon; min-height: 15.0px\">

CLEANING & CARE INSTRUCTIONS >>>

Dry-cleaning only; the embroidered applique cross must be removed prior to dry-cleaning.

DEFINITION of PHELONION >>>

The phelonion, in Greek, phaelonia (from New Testament Greek phelones, Latin paenula) is a liturgical vestment worn by a priest of the Eastern Christian tradition. It is worn over the priest\'s other vestments and is the same as the chasuble of Western Christianity.

Like the chasuble, the phelonion was originally a sort of poncho, a round vestment with a hole in the middle for the head, which fell to the feet on all sides. In its present form (dating from about the fifteenth century) the front is largely cut away (from about the waist down) to facilitate the movements of the priest\'s hands. In Russia the longer front remained common until quite recent times. The use of the phelonion is not limited to the Divine Liturgy but is specified for any major liturgical function. It is also called phenolion in some books.

There are two main styles of phelonion. Byzantine or Greek-style phelonia are tailored to fit over the shoulders, while Russian phelonia (Ôåëîíü, phelon) have a high, stiffened collar that covers the back of the head. There is also a shortened phelonion (Ôåëîí÷èê, felonchik) that is worn by a reader at his tonsuring. This small phelonion is still worn by altar servers in Old Believers churches. The Greek style is, generally speaking, worn by those with a historical and geographical closer tie with the Patriarch of Constantinople, which would include most Eastern Orthodox Christians in the Middle East, Greece, the Balkans, Romania, Bulgaria, as well as Greek-Catholics and Orthodox in western Ukraine. The Russian style is used by (obviously) the Russian Orthodox Church and also by Churches with historical ties to them such as the Polish Orthodox, Orthodox Church in America, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). There is also a version used by some Ukrainian and Bulgarian Orthodox which is a half way between the Russian and Greek styles.

Product Code: FL101

Availability: Made-to-Order

Please allow 7 to 14 days for work completion.

Ships Worldwide:

Airmail from Europe (15-18 days): $32.45;

Express from Europe (5-8 business days): $92.45

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