tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post1056031071575243738..comments2024-03-27T00:37:16.355-07:00Comments on Orbis Catholicus Secundus: The Papal FaldaJohn Paul Sonnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17248427382830782035noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-6159292727767946142013-01-29T21:55:59.961-08:002013-01-29T21:55:59.961-08:00Most likely it had a very practical purpose in the...Most likely it had a very practical purpose in the earlier times: to prevent the sacred and precious vestments (chasuble/cope...) from being soiled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-29581304383933813832013-01-29T20:16:53.325-08:002013-01-29T20:16:53.325-08:00The falda dates back to, at least, the fifteenth c...The falda dates back to, at least, the fifteenth century. I would presume it as part of the regalia for a Pope in that period. One thing it did do: When standing at his cathedra or seated on the sedia gestatoria, the falda would flow down, having the effect of making the Pope seem taller than the other dignitaries present!Donnachanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-86957470001102817682013-01-29T07:15:59.026-08:002013-01-29T07:15:59.026-08:00What was the purpose of this vestment? What was the purpose of this vestment? Aloysius Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623111752095316955noreply@blogger.com