VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Once shrouded in history and legend, the so-called tunics of St. Peter and St ... a type of religious robe known as a dalmatic, was dated to sometime in the first or ...

“The tunic with narrow sleeves, in particular, dates back to the sixth/seventh century, while the dalmatic dates back to between the end of the first and the beginning of the third century ...

It is the custom in most C of E cathedrals and some larger parishes for the lay crucifer to wear a dalmatic. As the dalmatic is normally a vestment of an ordained deacon, where did this tradition ...

The dalmatic is worn by deacons, often over the alb and stole. It is a wide-sleeved tunic, and like the chasuble, its color changes based on the liturgical calendar. It’s a sign of the deacon’s ...