Conopeum

Conopeum (Connopeum, Konopäum) originally referred to a tent-shaped mosquito net. However, its current meaning is derived from the ecclesiastical usage, which calls the Conopeum a tent of honor . This can mean several versions:

• Conopeum as a fabric canopy over an altar
• Conopeum as a supporting sky
• Conopeum as a tabernacle cloak or curtain in front of the tabernacle doors. As such, it can be done in the liturgical colors (with the exception of black).
• Conopeum as a yellow-red striped, cone-shaped silk umbrella, which was originally intended to protect priests and cantors during processions , but was later only considered a decoration of the basilicas . After the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council, carrying such a badge of honor in a procession has become largely uncommon. See also Padiglione .