Pannisellus
The pannisellus (Latin "flag", diminutive of Latin pannus , "cloth") is a cloth that has been attached to the crooks of abbots and bishops since the late 13th century at the height of the pommel. According to Joseph Braun's SJ, the assumption that it served as a handkerchief can be ruled out.
In the 16th century the pannisellus slowly went out of fashion with bishop's staff , but was made mandatory by Pope Alexander VII in 1659 for the abbot's staff to distinguish it from the bishop's staff . The shape is composed of a (often beaded) about six cm wide triangular head piece and a finely pleated cloth up to 60 cm long sewn to it, for example made of batiste . Often listed in old church inventories, however, only a few old panniselli have survived . Today they are rarely used, even by abbots.
heraldry
As a heraldic figure , the Pannisellus is only shown in connection with the bishop's staff. All heraldic colors are possible, but silver and gold are predominantly in the coat of arms . Occasionally there is also a cross on the cloth.
Salem
Neufrach
But also with local coats of arms, z. B. in the coat of arms of the communities Salem (Baden) or Neufrach the abbot is connected to the Pannisellus.
Web links
- Pannisellus in the Heraldry Wiki
literature
- Joseph Braun SJ: Article Bischofsstab (and abbot) in: Reallexikon zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte , Volume 2, Stuttgart 1941, pp. 805–808 with ills. 20 and 21; (in detail). Digitized: Pannisellus
- Uwe Kai Jacobs: official symbolism. Pannisellus on the abbot, abbess and bishop's staff, in: Erbe und Einsatz , 94 (2018), pp. 210-214.
- Christian Just: Art. Pannisellus , in: LThK , 2nd edition, vol. 8, Freiburg im Br. 1963, col. 22; (close).
- Gregor Kollmorgen: The Treasure of Halberstadt IV - the Pannisellus in: New Liturgical Movement, November 6, 2008, Pannisellus