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“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 ...
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 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 ...
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 other may be a deacon, who wears a dalmatic. The dalmatic is a long, wide-sleeved tunic; and like the priest's chasuble, it is the color of the liturgical season. (An aside: Both priests and ...