Dalmatic

Rather similar to the chasuble, the dalmatic (one of the liturgical vestments of Catholic and Anglican churches) is the outermost vestment worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass. Unlike the chasuble, it has two short sleeves. One of the earliest of the vestments - it dates from the fourth century. At a Pontifical High Mass, it is worn by the Bishop under the Chasuble.

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The Subdeacon wears a vestment which is called the Tunicle, although by the 20th century it was identical to the Dalmatic. A Tunicle is often less ornamented than a Dalmatic.

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Chasuble: The chasuble is the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for the celebration of the Eucharist among Western-tradition Christian churches that use full vestments, primarily the Roman Catholic Church and 'high church' congregations in the Anglican Church. In the Eastern rites, the equivalent ...

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Catholic: Catholic (literally meaning: according to (kata-) the whole (holos) or more generally "universal" in Greek) is a religious term with a number of meanings:...