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Unveiling the Symbolic Dressing of Priests and Prelates: A Journey into the Textile Collections of Abbey Maredsous

2023-08-04 16:43:07

We can discover there how the priests and even more the prelates, such as the bishops, dressed, since the Father Abbot of Maredsous has this rank, a complex and very symbolic way of appearing, largely purified following the Ecumenical Council of Vatican II , held in Rome from 1962 to 1965. Totally unthinkable plays will be shown…

It is true that the textile collections of the abbey of Maredsous are remarkable: several hundred pieces are preserved, navigating between the last third of the 19th century until today: treasures of weaving and especially embroidery. The lecture-show will obviously focus on neo-Gothic ornaments, a style honored in the TreM.a exhibition… however, one set will deviate somewhat from the rule.

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