Regalia
The ornate ( lat. Ornatus "(put on) clothing, equipment") describes the festive official costume of a clergyman , ruler or high official that is worn on solemn, solemn and representative occasions, such as B. at the coronation of the coronation regalia. These include a. the insignia of the respective office, e.g. B. crown , scepter , crosier .
General
Often the first time the regalia is put on is part of the inauguration. The term investiture , which at that time referred to the introduction to a high ecclesiastical office or a new fiefdom , goes back to the Latin word investire for dressing . The investiture of a ruler in new, sacred vestments not raised it only visible to everyone from the mass of subjects produced but documented especially his conversion from the mundane to the spiritual state .
In this way, the right of who was allowed to dress (invest) the bishops , that is, to introduce them to their office, could become the climax of the disputes of the universal authorities in the Middle Ages in the investiture dispute .
Also in the carnival the robes are z. B. referred to by prince or princess as regalia.
Coronation regalia of the Roman-German emperors
The coronation regalia of the Roman-German emperors was in use from the High Middle Ages until the last imperial coronation in 1792 and consisted mainly of precious Sicilian textiles.
Church regalia
The term Regalia is also a summary of the service used vestments used. In the Roman rite of the Catholic Church , vestments are usually understood to mean the paraments of the same color and pattern and accessories common for a levitated high mass: a chasuble with stole and manipula , a dalmatic , a tunicella , a cope , a palla , a bursa and a Calyx velum .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ The art monuments of the city of Innsbruck (= Austrian Art Topography Volume 47). Anton Schroll & Co., Vienna 1986, p. 355; (Detail scan)