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knife in form of a lance, in allusion to the lance which pierced the 

 side of Christ (John xix, 34), with which the bread for the Eucharist 

 is cut up; and two fans, made of a long handle and a flat representa- 

 tion of a seraph with six wings (Isaiah vi, 2), which the deacon 

 waves over the sacrament. Length, 37-5 inches; width, 34 inches. — 

 Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. (Cat. No. 154785, U.S.N.M.) 



229. Russian cover for altar tahle. — Made of striped silk, with two 

 crosses in silver applique. Length, 6 feet 2 inches; width, 2 feet 

 1 inch.— Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. (Cat. No. 154788, U.S.N.M.) 



230. Old Russian Church candlesticJc. — Made of brass. The back, 

 somewhat in form of a harp, terminates on the end in three flames, 

 arranged in the form of a cross. From the back, which was fastened 

 to the wall, run out five arms in a semicircle. Height, 13 inches; 

 width, 12* inches 9 inches.— Washington, D. C. (Cat. No. 251899, 

 U.S.N.M.) 



231. Russian funerary pall. — Made in form of a cross, with the 

 four ends, or wings, to hang down the sides. The center, or top cover, 

 is of yellow silk; the ends are of black velvet. On each of the narrow 

 ends is a double cross of cream colored silk sewed on. On the wide 

 ends is in each corner a skull and crossbones of the same material and 

 workmanship as the crosses on the narrov/ ends, while in the center 

 of each is a painted oval representing the angel announcing the 

 resurrection of Christ to the two Marys at the tomb (Matthew 

 XXVIII, 1-6). Length, 10 feet 4 inches; width, 6 feet 4^: inches.— 

 Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. (Cat. No. 179110, U.S.N.M.) 



ECCLESIASTICAL VESTMENTS. 



The full canonicals of a Greek Catholic priest are: 1, stoicharion, a 

 loose shirtlike garment with wide sleeves and reaching to the feet, 

 of any stuff or color, corresponding to the Roman Catholic alb; 2, 

 epimanilcia, cuffs, made of silk or brocade and reaching about half- 

 way from the wrist to the elbov>r; 3, epitrachelion, corresponding to 

 and resembling the Latin stole, only instead of being tlu'own around 

 the neck, the head is put tlu-ough a hole in the upper end and it 

 hangs down in front nearly to the feet; 4, zone, girdle; and 5, 

 phaenolion, chasuble, a bell-shaped garment with short wide sleeves, 

 with a hole througli which the head is put, reacliing to the feet be- 

 hind and at the sides and usually scooped out in front. Priests of a 

 higher rank (Protopopes in Russia) vcear in addition, tlie epigonation, 

 a rhomb or lozenge-shaped piece of stiff brocade, about 12 inches in 

 length, suspended from the girdle at the right side, symbolizing 

 the sword of tlie Spirit. The priest's every-day attire is a cassock 

 of any sober color. 



The bishop's liturgical vestments are generally more ornamental 

 than those of a priest, being embroidered with crosses and figures 



