The biretta (Latin: biretum, birretum) is a square cap with three or four peaks or horns, sometimes surmounted by a tuft. Traditionally the three-peaked biretta is worn by Christian clergy, …

Biretta, a square cap with three ridges or peaks on its upper surface, now commonly worn by clerics of all grades from cardinals downwards. The use of such a cap is prescribed by the …

The biretta is a square cap with three or four ridges or peaks, sometimes surmounted by a tuft, traditionally worn by Roman Catholic clergy and some Anglican and Lutheran clergy.

A biretta is a stiff square hat with three or four rounded edges, worn by clergy in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches for both liturgical and nonliturgical functions. The color …

Jan 19, 2024 · The biretta is a square cap with three or four peaks or horns, worn by clergy in the Church. The biretta has a stiff board on the top with three or four points, and it is often adorned …

It probably comes from birrus, a rough cloak with a hood, from the Greek pyrros, flame-coloured, and the birretum may originally have meant the hood. We hear of the birettum in the tenth …

Mar 5, 2013 · Although military and civil uniform, national costume, and clerical garb etc. are worn beneath the academic robe, traditionally only the biretta in conjunction with clerical garb will …

A square cap with three ridges or peaks on its upper surface, worn by clerics of all grades from cardinals downwards. The use of such a cap is prescribed by the rubrics both at solemn Mass …

Biretta (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02577a.htm) A square cap with three ridges or peaks on its upper surface, worn by clerics of all grades from cardinals downwards. The use of such …

Oct 16, 2020 · It might be shocking to some (in particular those outside of the Hispanic world) to come upon an image of St Teresa wearing the biretta, which generally considered an …