[[image:altarboy.jpg|right|thumb|A young man wearing a sticharion while serving]]The '''sticharion''' is a liturgical vestment that is a , longand narrow, narrow robe with loose sleeves, and fastened at the neck, and often open down the sides but held shut with buttons. There Worn as the undermost vestment by [[bishop]]s and [[priest]]s, it is usually made from a cross embroidered simple white or appliquéd to the center of the back, between the shoulder bladesgold fabric.

The sticharion is often made from brocade and worn Worn as an outer vestment by [[acolytedeacon]]s, and [[subdeacon]]s, it is usually more decorated and may reflect the colour of the day. It is open down the sides but held shut with baubles or buttons. Some jurisdictions still call the sticharion which the deacon wears a [[deacondalmatikon]]sin accordance with the terminology the universal Church used at the time of its introduction in the fourth century. It is also worn  Worn as the undermost vestment outer garment by [[bishop]]s and [[priestacolyte]]s; in this case, it is usually made from has a simplercross embroidered or appliquéd to the centre of the back, usually between the shoulder blades. The Latin vestment equivalent to the sticharion is the alb. It too is a long whitegarment worn by the bishop or priest under the chasuble which itself is equivalent to the Eastern phelonion. The alb may be plain or decorated with embroidery or lacework, fabricbut in Latin usage is almost always white.