engolpia

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Engolpia are small, often ornate pectoral icons or reliquary medallions traditionally worn by Eastern Christian clergy as a sign of office and devotion.

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Label Occurrences
engolpia canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf liturgical vestment item
pectoral icon
reliquary medallion
associatedWithRite Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED
category Christian devotional objects
Christian liturgical objects
Christian reliquaries
decorativeStyle ornate
depicts Christ NERFINISHED
Theotokos NERFINISHED
etymology from Greek "ἐγκόλπιον" meaning "on the chest" or "in the bosom"
function object of personal devotion
reliquary
sign of office
hasTypicalWearerRank bishop
metropolitan
patriarch
historicalUse Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
iconographicTradition Byzantine iconography NERFINISHED
iconType Christ Pantocrator NERFINISHED
Hodegetria NERFINISHED
Orans Mother of God NERFINISHED
isTypeOf pectoral cross alternative
languageOfTerm Greek
liturgicalUse hierarchical services
material enamel
gold
precious stones
silver
mayBeBlessedAs sacramental
mayBeWornBy some archimandrites
mayContain relics
ornamentation filigree
gemstones
pearls
relatedTo panagia (episcopal medallion) NERFINISHED
pectoral cross NERFINISHED
shape oval
round
symbolizes devotion to Christ or the Theotokos
episcopal office
usedBy Eastern Catholic clergy
Eastern Orthodox clergy
usedIn Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED
wornAs pectoral medallion
wornOn chest
wornOver vestments
wornSuspendedFrom chain
wornWith panagia NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.