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The defining costume color of a Roman Catholic Cardinal is scarlet red. The daily wear of a Cardinal is a cassock, a long button-front robe that is ordinarily black, except in the tropics where it may be white. The Cardinal's cassock is trimmed with red and worn with a broad red sash around the waist. More formal wear is the Choir Vestment or Choir Dress outfit, featuring a scarlet red cassock, over which is worn a white lace-trimmed robe called a rochet, along with a scarlet red cape called a mozzeta, and a scarlet red hat (biretta) or cap.
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Catholic AnswerWhite if the liturgical color for Christmas. Gold may be substituted for white on any major feast.Wiki User
∙ 11y agoCardinals wear cardinal red (scarlet red), that's how they got their name.
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∙ 8y agoMost commonly, they wear red.
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How do you use the word crimson in a sentence?
The setting sun was a very bright crimson color. Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church wear crimson robes or sashes.
What do cardinals wear on their head?
Cardinals typically wear a red skullcap called a zucchetto on their head. It is a traditional head covering for clergy in the Catholic Church, including cardinals.
What is the name of Catholic priest's skullcap?
Priests rarely wear the zucchetto, or skull cap. It is primarily worn by bishops, archbishops, cardinals and the pope. Each being distinguished by the color - bishops and archbishops wear violet, cardinals red and the pope white. A priest would wear black.
Why do some Catholic Cardinals where pink skull caps?
They don't, Catholic Cardinals wear a cardinal red zucchetto - which looks an awful lot like a "skull cap" but isn't. Actually, all clerics may wear a zucchetto, priests wear black, bishops wear purple or violet, Cardinals wear red, and the Holy Father wears white.
What letters are on a Catholic cardinal's hat?
Catholic cardinals wear a biretta, and at Mass, they were a miter. They usually wear a zucchetto. Aside from a maker's label, these forms of head gear do not have lettering.
Is there a signifcant reason why Catholic cardinals wear red vestments?
It symbolizes their willingness to die for their Faith.
What does red hat's for the Cardinal mean?
it means that they are running for Pope......i think, that was it. The Cardinals of the Catholic Church wear red because it is a symbol that they are ready to shed their blood (hence the color red) to defend their faith.
What is the religious symbolism of the Cardinal Bird?
In the catholic church the princes of the church (the cardinals) wear read robes and hats, the cardinal bird's plumage is the same color as these read robes and hence that is where it gets its name.
What color does an adult Catholic wear on Easter Sunday?
Any color you want.
What color chasuble did the Catholic priest wear on April 11 2010?
White is the color for Easter Season
Why did Saint Nicholas wear red?
St. Nicholas was a bishop and red was the color of bishops at the time. Today, red is the color of cardinals and violet the color of bishops.
Why do Catholic cardinals wear a yarmulke?
Cardinals or bishops do not wear a yarmulke, they wear a zucchetto, which is similar head cover. The color distinguishes the rank: black (rarely worn) is for priests, violet for bishops, red for cardinals and white for the pope. Some say it originated during the Middle Ages when churches had no heat. Many of the clergy worn a tonsure - the top of their head was shaven. The zucchetto help keep their head warm in the winter.
