Mitrafer

Mitrafer ( Greek mitra "(forehead) bandage" and Latin ferre "to wear"), also called Infularius , is the altar server in a pontifical office , who always holds the miter of the celebrating bishop when the liturgy stipulates that he removes it (e.g. during prayer ). If several bishops concelebrate, either one Mitrafer can hold several Mitras or there are correspondingly many Mitrafer.

The altar boy wears a velum over the liturgical robe and does not touch the insignia directly in order to protect them from stains.

The counterpart to Mitrafer is the Baculifer , who holds the bishop's staff as long as the bishop takes it off at the liturgy . Mitrafer and Baculifer are among the signiferaries who hold the bishop's insignia.

literature

• Guido Erbrich: What you need to know as an altar boy. St. Benno Verlag, Leipzig 2018, ISBN 978-3-7462-5234-6 .