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Pulpit gown
Ministerial garment / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pulpit gown, also called pulpit robe or preaching robe, is a black gown worn by Christian ministers for preaching. It is particularly associated with Reformed churches, while also used in the Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran and Unitarian traditions.
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It is commonly called the Geneva gown, especially in Reformed churches.[1] The garment in Lutheran churches is the talar (talaris vestis),[2] also called priesterrock (priest's robe) or chorrock (choir or chancel robe).[3]
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