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You will note that they are all wearing the "paenula", "casula" or chasuble in its civil form.
Use, History and Development of the "Planeta Plicata" or Folded Chasuble 2009
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You will note that they are all wearing the "paenula",
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He threw back the cowl but clutched the paenula around his tunic; the place was chilly.
The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989
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He threw back the cowl but clutched the paenula around his tunic; the place was chilly.
The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1988
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Among the Romans, the hood (cucullus, a word of Celtic origin) was worn as a separate garment especially by drivers, herdsmen, and labourers; and by all classes as part of the lacerna, the birrus, and particularly the paenula, varieties of cloaks.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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A little group, in gray paenula and veils, were watching from without the crowd.
Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Irving Bacheller 1904
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The cloak which Paul "left at Troas" (2 Tim. 4: 13) was the Roman paenula, a thick upper garment used chiefly in travelling as a protection from the weather.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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(Isaiah 47: 2; Jeremiah 13: 22) The travelling cloak referred to by St. Paul, (2 Timothy 4: 13) is generally identified with the Roman paenula.
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'In some Provinces you even wear the _paenula_ (military cloak) and ride in the _carpentum_ (official chariot), as a proof of your dignity.
The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Senator Cassiodorus 1872
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A white tunic and a paenula of fine white cloth or a lacerna, both being long and ample so as to fall in becoming folds, would be the best.
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November 13, 2015