(Skufia, and the kamilavka and miter, see drawing above.)
The meaning of the names: cap, hat, and the meaning of these headpieces?
The value of the names; the yarmulke, hat exactly is unknown; we only know that they originated from Greek. The yarmulke and hat we is honorary decorations and some priests are given for the difference.
What does the word miter, and what it matters?
Mitra in Greek means headband. The mitre is a sign of spiritual authority which the Lord gave them as Ministers of His Church. On the other hand, she reminds him a crown of thorns, which was crowned head of the Savior in suffering.
The head of the clergy during worship is decorated with a mitre or kamilavka. For more everyday needs, use the cap.
Mitre – the headdress of Bishop, adorned with small icons and colored stones. Marks the crown of thorns that was placed upon the head of Jesus Christ. The mitre is decorated with the priest, because it is during worship portrays of Christ the King, and at the same time recalls the crown of thorns, which was crowned the Savior. In the Orthodox Church when putting the miter on the Bishop reads the prayer: "set a watch, o Lord, at the head of your crown and Kameni other..." as in the sacrament of marriage. For this reason, Mitra is also understood as the image of gold crowns with which the righteous are crowned in the Kingdom of heaven at the wedding feast of sochetaniya of Jesus Christ with the Church.
In the Russian Orthodox Church to
1987 the mitre with a cross were not all bishops, but only the archbishops, metropolitans and patriarchs. On the proposal of Patriarch Pimen, the Holy Synod at its meeting
27 December 1987 determined that mitre with a cross have the right to wear all the bishops. It should be noted that in some dealkylase churches (in particular, Armenian and Coptic) miter with the cross worn by the subdeacon.
A kind of Orthodox mitre is a mitre-crown, having on the lower belt sprocket (usually from 12 petals). Mitra-the crown until the XVIII century was the main type of Mithras. To date, the miter are made of brocade, silk brocade, wool, velvet with hand and machine embroidery. Decorated with sequins, stones and pearls (usually natural).
