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 [[Image:Death of St Bede.jpg|thumb|270px|''The Death of St. [[Bede]]'', the monastic clergy are wearing (long) surplices over their [[cowl]]s]]
-The '''surplice''' (Late Latin ''superpelliceum'', from ''super'', "over"  and ''pellis'', "fur") is a non-liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship.  It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].
+The '''surplice''' (Late Latin ''superpelliceum'', from ''super'', "over"  and ''pellis'', "fur") is a non-liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship. The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material. It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].
-The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material. It was originally a long garment with open sleeves reaching nearly to the ground, as it remains in the Anglican and other English traditions. In the Roman Catholic tradition after the [[schism]] , it became shorter (barely to the hips), had closed sleeves, square shoulders and often features lace decoration. Sometimes the Roman Catholic-style surplice is referred to with the Medieval Latin term ''cotta'' [meaning 'cut-off' in Italian], as it is derived from the cut-off alb.
+==History==
-The surplice descended from the Greek alb, which it replaced in the North before Rome's schism from Orthodoxy. Eventually it was adopted elsewhere in the West. In recent years, the alb has been introduced in the West.
+The surplice descended from the Greek alb, which it replaced in the North before Rome's schism from Orthodoxy.
 ==External link==

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 [[Image:Death of St Bede.jpg|thumb|270px|''The Death of St. [[Bede]]'', the monastic clergy are wearing (long) surplices over their [[cowl]]s]]
-The '''surplice''' ([[Late Latin]] ''superpelliceum'', from ''super'', "over"  and ''pellis'', "fur") is a non-liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship.  It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].
+The '''surplice''' (Late Latin ''superpelliceum'', from ''super'', "over"  and ''pellis'', "fur") is a non-liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship.  It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].
 The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material. It was originally a long garment with open sleeves reaching nearly to the ground, as it remains in the Anglican and other English traditions. In the Roman Catholic tradition after the [[schism]] , it became shorter (barely to the hips), had closed sleeves, square shoulders and often features lace decoration. Sometimes the Roman Catholic-style surplice is referred to with the Medieval Latin term ''cotta'' [meaning 'cut-off' in Italian], as it is derived from the cut-off alb.

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-[[Image:Death of St Bede.jpg|thumb|270px|''The Death of St. [[Bede]]'', the monastic clergy are wearing surplices over their [[cowl]]s]]
+[[Image:Death of St Bede.jpg|thumb|270px|''The Death of St. [[Bede]]'', the monastic clergy are wearing (long) surplices over their [[cowl]]s]]
-The '''surplice''' is a non-liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship.  It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].
+The '''surplice''' ([[Late Latin]] ''superpelliceum'', from ''super'', "over"  and ''pellis'', "fur") is a non-liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship.  It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].
-The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching&mdash;according to the Roman use&mdash;barely to the hips and elsewhere in the Church of Rome to the knee. It usually features lace decoration, but in modern times&mdash;in Germany at least&mdash;it may also have embroidered borders.
+The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material. It was originally a long garment with open sleeves reaching nearly to the ground, as it remains in the Anglican and other English traditions. In the Roman Catholic tradition after the [[schism]] , it became shorter (barely to the hips), had closed sleeves, square shoulders and often features lace decoration. Sometimes the Roman Catholic-style surplice is referred to with the Medieval Latin term ''cotta'' [meaning 'cut-off' in Italian], as it is derived from the cut-off alb.
-The surplice descended from the Greek alb, which it replaced in the North before Rome's [[schism]] from Orthodoxy. Eventually it was adopted elsewhere in the West. In recent years, the alb has been introduced in the West.
+The surplice descended from the Greek alb, which it replaced in the North before Rome's schism from Orthodoxy. Eventually it was adopted elsewhere in the West. In recent years, the alb has been introduced in the West.
 ==External link==

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		+	[[Image:Death of St Bede.jpg\|thumb\|270px\|''The Death of St. [[Bede]]'', the monastic clergy are wearing surplices over their [[cowl]]s]]
	The '''surplice''' is a non-liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship. It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].		The '''surplice''' is a non-liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship. It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].

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−	The '''surplice''' is a liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship. It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].	+	The '''surplice''' is a non-liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship. It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].

	The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching—according to the Roman use—barely to the hips and elsewhere in the Church of Rome to the knee. It usually features lace decoration, but in modern times—in Germany at least—it may also have embroidered borders.		The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching—according to the Roman use—barely to the hips and elsewhere in the Church of Rome to the knee. It usually features lace decoration, but in modern times—in Germany at least—it may also have embroidered borders.

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-The '''surplice''' is a liturgical [[vestment]] used by the the [[Church of Rome|Roman Catholic Church]], Lutheran churches of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and in the Anglican Communion.  The Orthodox Church does not use a surplice or any analogous garment.
+The '''surplice''' is a liturgical [[vestment]] used by in traditional Western worship.  It continues in use by various Christian communions of the West (particularly the [[Roman Catholic Church]]), as well as in the Orthodox Church's [[Western Rite]].
-The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching &mdash;  according to the Roman use &mdash;  barely to the hips and elsewhere in the Church of Rome to the knee. It usually features lace decoration, but in modern times &mdash;  in Germany at least &mdash;  it may also have embroidered borders.
+The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching&mdash;according to the Roman use&mdash;barely to the hips and elsewhere in the Church of Rome to the knee. It usually features lace decoration, but in modern times&mdash;in Germany at least&mdash;it may also have embroidered borders.
 ==External link==
 *[[Wikipedia:Surplice]]
 [[Category:Vestments]]

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−	The '''surplice''' is a liturgical vestment used by the the [[Church of Rome\|Roman Catholic Church]], Lutheran churches of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and in the Anglican Communion. The Orthodox Church does not use a surplice or any analogous garment.	+	The '''surplice''' is a liturgical [[vestment]] used by the the [[Church of Rome\|Roman Catholic Church]], Lutheran churches of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and in the Anglican Communion. The Orthodox Church does not use a surplice or any analogous garment.

	The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching — according to the Roman use — barely to the hips and elsewhere in the Church of Rome to the knee. It usually features lace decoration, but in modern times — in Germany at least — it may also have embroidered borders.		The surplice has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching — according to the Roman use — barely to the hips and elsewhere in the Church of Rome to the knee. It usually features lace decoration, but in modern times — in Germany at least — it may also have embroidered borders.

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-A '''surplice''' (Late Latin ''superpelliceum'', from ''super'' (over)  and ''pellis'' (fur); Spanish ''sobrepellice''; French ''surplis''; German ''Chorrock'')  comprises a [[liturgy|liturgical]] [[vestment]] of the Christian Church. It has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide [[sleeve]]s, reaching &mdash;  according to the Roman use &mdash;  barely to the hips and elsewhere in the Church of Rome to the knee. It usually features lace decoration, but in modern times &mdash;  in Germany at least &mdash;  it may also have embroidered bordures.
+{{orthodoxize}}A '''surplice''' (Late Latin ''superpelliceum'', from ''super'' (over)  and ''pellis'' (fur); Spanish ''sobrepellice''; French ''surplis''; German ''Chorrock'')  comprises a [[liturgy|liturgical]] [[vestment]] of the Christian Church. It has the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide [[sleeve]]s, reaching &mdash;  according to the Roman use &mdash;  barely to the hips and elsewhere in the Church of Rome to the knee. It usually features lace decoration, but in modern times &mdash;  in Germany at least &mdash;  it may also have embroidered bordures.
-The surplice descended from the Greek [[alb]], which it replaced in the North before [[Church of Rome|Rome]]'s schism from Orthodoxy.  Eventually it was adopted elsewhere in the West.  In recent years, the alb has been introduced in the West.
+The surplice descended from the Greek [[alb]], which it replaced in the North before [[Church of Rome|Rome]]'s [[Great Schism|schism]] from Orthodoxy.  Eventually it was adopted elsewhere in the West.  In recent years, the alb has been introduced in the West.
 The surplice originally reached to the feet, but as early as the 13th century it began to shorten, though as late as the 15th century it still fell to the middle of the shin, and only in the 17th and 18th centuries did it become considerably shorter. In several localities it underwent more drastic modifications in the course of time, which led to the appearance of various subsidiary forms alongside the original type. For example:
 * the sleeveless surplice, which featured holes at the sides to put the arms through
 * the surplice with slit-up arms or lappels (so-called "wings") instead of sleeves
-* the surplice with not only the sleeves but the body of the garment itself slit up the sides, precisely like the modern [[dalmatic]]
+* the surplice with not only the sleeves but the body of the garment itself slit up the sides, precisely like the modern [[dalmatikon]]
 * a sort of surplice in the form of a bell-shaped mantle, with a hole for the head, which necessitated the arms sticking out under the hem.
 The first two of these forms developed very early; and, in spite of their prohibition by [[synod]]s here and there (for example that of Liège ''circa'' 1287), they survive in various places to the present day. The latter two only appeared after the close of the middle ages: the first of them in South Germany], the second more especially in Venetia, where numerous pictorial records attest its use. As a rule, however, only the lower clergy wore these subsidiary forms of surplice. They came about partly under the influence of secular fashions, but more particularly for convenience.
-The surplice belongs to the ''vestes sacrae'', though it requires no [[benediction]]. All [[clergy|cleric]]s may wear it, even those who have only received the [[tonsure]], the [[bishop]] himself vesting with it those whom he has newly tonsured. It has very varied use in divine service. It is worn in [[choir]] at the solemn [[office]]s; it forms the official sacral dress of the lower clergy in their liturgical functions; the [[priest]] wears it when administering the [[sacrament]]s, undertaking benedictions, and the like &mdash;  the use of the [[alb]] being nowadays almost exclusively confined to the [[mass]] and functions connected with this. In general such use, in all main particulars, became the custom as early as the 14th century.
+The surplice belongs to the ''vestes sacrae'', though it requires no [[benediction]]. All [[clergy|cleric]]s may wear it, even those who have only received the [[tonsure]], the [[bishop]] himself vesting with it those whom he has newly tonsured. It has very varied use in divine service. It is worn in [[choir]] at the solemn [[office]]s; it forms the official sacral dress of the lower clergy in their liturgical functions; the [[priest]] wears it when administering the [[sacrament]]s, undertaking benedictions, and the like &mdash;  the use of the [[alb]] being nowadays almost exclusively confined to the [[Liturgy]] and functions connected with this. In general such use, in all main particulars, became the custom as early as the 14th century.
-Lack of exact information obscures the older history of the surplice. Its name derives, as Durandus and Gerland also affirm, from the fact that its wearers formerly put it on over the fur garments formerly worn in [[church]] and at divine service as a protection against the cold. Some scholars trace the use of the surplice at least as far back as the 5th century, citing the evidence of the garments worn by the two clerics in attendance on Bishop Maximian represented in the mosaics of [[San Vitale (Ravenna)|San Vitale]] at [[Ravenna (Italy)|Ravenna]]; in this case, however, confusing the [[dalmatic]]  with the surplice. In all probability the surplice forms no more than an expansion of the ordinary liturgical alb, due to the necessity for wearing it over thick furs. The first documents to mention the surplice date from the 11th century: a canon of the synod of Coyaca in Spain (1050); and an ordinance of King [[Edward the Confessor]]. Rome knew the surplice at least as early as the 12th century. It probably originated outside Rome, and was imported thence into the Roman use. Originally only a choir vestment and peculiar to lower clergy, it gradually &mdash; certainly no later than the 13th century &mdash;  replaced the alb as the vestment proper to the administering of the sacraments and other sacerdotal functions.
+Lack of exact information obscures the older history of the surplice. Its name derives, as Durandus and Gerland also affirm, from the fact that its wearers formerly put it on over the fur garments formerly worn in [[church]] and at divine service as a protection against the cold. Some scholars trace the use of the surplice at least as far back as the 5th century, citing the evidence of the garments worn by the two clerics in attendance on Bishop Maximian represented in the mosaics of [[Church of San Vitale (Ravenna)|San Vitale]] at [[Ravenna (Italy)|Ravenna]]; in this case, however, confusing the [[dalmatikon]] with the surplice. In all probability the surplice forms no more than an expansion of the ordinary liturgical alb, due to the necessity for wearing it over thick furs. The first documents to mention the surplice date from the 11th century: a canon of the synod of Coyaca in Spain (1050); and an ordinance of King [[Edward the Confessor]]. Rome knew the surplice at least as early as the 12th century. It probably originated outside Rome, and was imported thence into the Roman use. Originally only a choir vestment and peculiar to lower clergy, it gradually &mdash; certainly no later than the 13th century &mdash;  replaced the alb as the vestment proper to the administering of the sacraments and other sacerdotal functions.
 The Oriental rites lack a surplice and any analogous vestment. Outside the Church of Rome in the [[Western world|West]] the surplice has continued in regular use only in the [[Lutheran]] churches of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and in the [[Anglican Communion]].