Epanokalimavkion

Dimitry of Rostov, wearing a white metropolitan's

epanokalimavkion.

Patriarch of Moscow wearing the patriarchal koukoulion

with embroidered white epanokalimavkion.

An epanokalimavkion (

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Overview

The epanokalimavkion is attached to the front of the kalimavkion and extends over the top to hang down the back, with lappets hanging down on each side. In some traditions, monks leave the lappets hanging over the shoulders, but nuns bring them together and fasten them [1] Archived 2006-12-16 at the Wayback Machine behind the apostolnik.

In the Russian tradition, the kalimavkion covered by its epanokalimavkion is collectively referred to as a klobuk.

Hierodeacons (i.e., monastic deacons) will remove the epanokalimavkion when they are vested and serving at liturgical services; if they are not serving, however, they will wear it whenever attending services. Monks who have been ordained to minor orders (subdeacon, reader, altar server) do not wear the kamilavka when vested. Hieromonks (monastic priests) always wear the epanokalimavkion whenever they wear the kalimavkion.

In the Russian tradition, the epanokalimavkion of an

, which is not in communion with Moscow, also wears the kalimavkion.

The

also wears a white epanokalimavkion.

On

call for it to be removed from the kalimavkion and laid over the shoulders at certain moments during the services.

References

• Pictures of Epanokalimavkion and other clerical headgear (in German)
• Philippi, Dieter (2009). Sammlung Philippi - Kopfbedeckungen in Glaube, Religion und Spiritualität,. St. Benno Verlag, Leipzig.
  ISBN 978-3-7462-2800-6
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