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  2. Seamless robe of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    A long-running dispute claims that the Argenteuil cloth is actually not the seamless robe worn by Jesus during the crucifixion, but the garments woven for him by the Virgin Mary and worn his entire life. Advocates of the theory that the Argenteuil cloth is the seamless robe claim that the Trier robe is actually Jesus's mantle.

  3. Biblical clothing - Wikipedia

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    The clothing of the people in biblical times was made from wool, linen, animal skins, and perhaps silk. Most events in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament take place in ancient Israel, and thus most biblical clothing is ancient Hebrew clothing. They wore underwear and cloth skirts. Complete descriptions of the styles of dress among the people of ...

  4. Liturgical colours - Wikipedia

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    Purple or wine-red: Saturdays and Sundays during Great Lent; In many places, purple or dark red are only worn on the weekdays of the Great Fast, while bright colors (gold, gold/white) are used on Saturdays and Sundays. Red: Holy Thursday; Feast of the Cross; Beheading of St. John the Baptist; Feasts of Martyrs; Nativity Fast; Apostles' Fast

  5. Tekhelet - Wikipedia

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    Nero made laws that stated no one was allowed to wear purple because it was the color of royalty, and specifically he forbade goods dyed with Purpura (the name used for the Murex trunculus) under penalty of death.

  6. Christianity and fringed garments - Wikipedia

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    A 15th century depiction of a woman hoping to become healed by touching Jesus's fringed garments. "Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry", by the Limbourg brothers. Matthew 9:20–22 says: And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His (Jesus') cloak; for she was saying ...

  7. Race and appearance of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Although it was not literally the face of Jesus, the result of the study determined that Jesus's skin would have been more olive-colored than white or black, and it also determined that he would have most likely looked like a typical Galilean Semite of his day.

  8. Baptismal clothing - Wikipedia

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    Baptismal clothing is apparel worn by Christian proselytes (and in some cases, by clergy members also) during the ceremony of baptism. White clothes are generally worn because the person being baptized is "fresh like the driven manna ". [1] In certain Christian denominations, the individual being baptized receives a cross necklace that is worn ...

  9. Sandals of Jesus Christ - Wikipedia

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    Sandals of Jesus Christ. Coordinates: 50°12′23″N. The Sandals of Jesus displayed in Prüm Abbey in Germany. The Sandals of Jesus Christ were among the most important relics of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. They were donated to Prüm Abbey by Pepin the Short who received them from Pope Stephen II (752–757).

  10. Maundy Thursday - Wikipedia

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    April 2 (Western) April 9 (Eastern) Frequency. annual. Related to. Holy Week and Easter. Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, among other names, [note 1] is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy) and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels.

  11. Purple - Wikipedia

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    According to the New Testament, Jesus Christ, in the hours leading up to his crucifixion, was dressed in purple (πορφύρα: porphura) by the Roman garrison to mock his claim to be 'King of the Jews'.