PREFERRED TERM
Processional canopy
DEFINITION
- n. From the 15th century "canape" and the French "canapé" or "conopée". A rich and ornamental awning used in liturgies and processions of the Roman Cathlic Church to cover the Blessed Sacrament or over dignitaries.
BROADER CONCEPT
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Livingstone, E.A. (ed.) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Pallium
French
Pallio
Italian
Palio
Spanish
URI
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