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A knee-length outer garment that is sleeveless but has armholes, is open in the front but fastened at the neck, and is worn by cardinals, bishops, and other high prelates of the Roman Catholic Church.

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  • All the above-mentioned prelates are entitled to wear the mantelletta and rochet;
  • If the canon be a bishop he should wear the rochet and mantelletta over his purple cassock.
  • The mantellone, the outer vestment of the prelates, differs from the mantelletta by being longer and having wing-like sleeves.
  • Cardinals and bishops belonging to orders which have a distinctive dress, also abbots who are entitled to wear the mantelletta, retain for it the colour of the habit of...
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