Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the early and medieval church, a small reliquary or a casket containing a miniature copy of the Gospels, worn hanging in front of the breast; an amulet: often in the shape of a cross.
- noun In the medieval church and in the present Greek Church, a bishop's pectoral cross.
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The encolpion, which is a remarkable little piece of jewellery, 3 inches in height by 2.5 in breadth, has figures and inscriptions in niello and is believed to contain a fragment of the True Cross.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Enamelled triptych ornament encolpion of Constantine proedros
A Byzantine Mystery 2009
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It is thought that the encolpion may have been seized as booty hundreds of years ago and brought at that time to the West.
A Byzantine Mystery 2009
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It is thought that the encolpion may have been seized as booty hundreds of years ago and brought at that time to the West.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Enamelled triptych ornament encolpion of Constantine proedros
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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The encolpion would have been worn around the neck of the wearer.
A Byzantine Mystery 2009
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The encolpion would have been worn around the neck of the wearer.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Of somewhat later date are the pewter flasks and a little golden cross, or encolpion, still preserved in the treasury of Monza, and identified with much probability as presents sent by Gregory the Great to Queen Theodolinda.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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As an example, we have a Byzantine encolpion, with a Greek inscription, which was erroneously thought to have been discovered in the Roman Catacombs in
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Another of the gifts of this pope to the Lombard queen was a cruciform encolpion containing a portion of the True Cross.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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