These are known as clergy shirts, and they carry a rich tapestry of history, symbolism, and tradition. Whether you’re a member of the clergy, a theology student, or someone interested in ...

Perhaps in those highly religious cultures some form of culturally appropriate and recognizable form of dress for Catholic clergy would be a good idea. Where people are used to clothing that proclaims ...

J. Wippell & Co., a British manufacturer of clerical clothing and church furnishings as well as academic gowns, plans to close the 234-year-old business by the end of the year. Wippell & Co. began in ...

Clerical clothing is now "lighter, less expensive, less sumptuous, less flashy", Mancinelli says. The workshop is lined with photographs of Mancinelli and popes. He personally made cassocks for ...

Wippell & Co began in Devon in 1789, starting out as a grocer on Fore Street, in Exeter A firm that has manufactured clerical clothing for more than 200 years is closing down. Wippell & Co was ...

The long gowns were influenced by clerical clothing since many professors were clergymen, and some scholars would continue to the church. It is also believed that the length and addition of hoods was ...

A firm that has manufactured clerical clothing for more than 200 years is closing down. Wippell & Co was founded in Exeter, Devon in 1789 and went on to open sites in London and in New Jersey ...