tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post2322052898936528..comments2024-02-27T14:15:43.978-06:00Comments on Modern Medievalism: Pontificalia II: the mitre and crozierThe Modern Medievalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238571174836044412noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-24587166377669705802017-09-15T12:41:40.472-05:002017-09-15T12:41:40.472-05:00As a former crozier bearer, I was taught by FSSP p...As a former crozier bearer, I was taught by FSSP priests that because the crozier symbolizes the bishop's jurisdiction and authority as shepherd, anyone holding it who is not the bishop should hold it with the crook side (i.e. the open side) facing himself.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328892208283348655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-68346490428948929522017-09-09T01:38:45.421-05:002017-09-09T01:38:45.421-05:00I just wish the movie did not have the unfortunate...I just wish the movie did not have the unfortunate inclusion of nudity in an early scene.TNPapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515411241529055557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-17584315106104145442017-09-02T20:15:15.184-05:002017-09-02T20:15:15.184-05:00At least one American bishop never admits others t...At least one American bishop never admits others to use the crozier in his territory. Matthew Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00958673318312786618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-25694139085230013302017-08-25T23:05:45.370-05:002017-08-25T23:05:45.370-05:00Thank you for this information, it's quite fas...Thank you for this information, it's quite fascinating. I should have guessed that Roger of Sicily would be in the answer, as his Arabic mantle would become part of the coronation regalia of the Empire made famous by Dürer's Charlemagne portrait, which interestingly does not depict the Imperial Crown with its mitre. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026478801255121280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-13914994742041351682017-08-25T12:00:44.532-05:002017-08-25T12:00:44.532-05:00Wonderful! Thanks for the scene from Becket!Wonderful! Thanks for the scene from Becket!Citizeness Journalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16803223543173101892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-6139026505349454072017-08-25T09:45:52.316-05:002017-08-25T09:45:52.316-05:00Good question. Matthew Alderman had this to say ab...Good question. Matthew Alderman had this to say about it in a blog post from over a decade ago: http://holywhapping.blogspot.com/2006/02/of-mitres-mitred-abbesses-and-clerical.html<br /><br /><i>"The case of mitred kings is particularly interesting, representing the ideal of close relations between pontiff and ruler, as well as the ruler as serving as an icon of Christ the King. In some cases, the lines between spiritual and temporal started getting blurred in some places, as at least one authority reports that during the High Middle Ages the Holy Roman Emperor would be ordained as a priest before his coronation, a priesthood admittedly without responsibilities, but a priesthood all the same. Incidentally, the Emperor also had the peculiar right to sing the Christmas Gospel with a drawn sword, and also honorary membership in several cathedral chapters. <br /><br />However, the mitre was usually bestowed on most worthy kings as a sign of fealty to Rome, and did not accompany ordination. The oldest example of such a privilege goes back to Nicholas II, who granted the mitre to Duke Spytihnev of Bohemia, while Alexander II decorated his successor Vratislas in the same fashion. Roger of Sicily purportedly received the right to the mitre, along with crozier, ring, dalmatic and sandals from Lucius II."</i>The Modern Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238571174836044412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-63507765206705630462017-08-24T16:59:39.056-05:002017-08-24T16:59:39.056-05:00I've been enjoying this series and am looking ...I've been enjoying this series and am looking forward to the article on the much neglected tunicle, however I do have question about this article. In it you say that the mitre was worn by Kings on occasion, could you give an example of this? It was my understanding that the Mitre-Crown was the exclusive insignia of the Holy Roman Emperor (and the Russian claimants to Byzantine Succession after Tsar Peter's Westernization), in part a symbol of the Emperor's diaconal ordination. Together with the single-arched crest it differentiated the Imperial Crowns from a mere royal or noble crown, or at least was supposed to in theory. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026478801255121280noreply@blogger.com