Thursday, December 3, 2009

The Roman Biretta


The Roman biretta has no pom-pom (as seen with the birettas of cardinals).

The pom-pom was a Gallican innovation.

To each his own, but yours truly likes this style, as seen in the Holy City. 

3 comments:

  1. Where do you get one. I bought my biretta in Rome and it has a pom pom

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  2. Have one commissioned in Rome, or easier yet, just cut the pom-pom off like most do.

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  3. Oratorians wear no pom-pom on the black biretta, though the classic cong. orat, biretta flares more dramatically from the opening to the brim.
    In fact, for a scary moment, I thought this was a photo of myself a few years ago when I was an Oratorian. The likeness is remarkable; it could be my twin brother (if I had one).

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