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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
engolpia canonical 1
engolpion 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf liturgical vestment item ⓘ
pectoral icon ⓘ
reliquary medallion ⓘ
associatedWithRite Byzantine Rite ⓘ
category Christian devotional objects ⓘ
Christian liturgical objects ⓘ
Christian reliquaries ⓘ
decorativeStyle ornate ⓘ
depicts Christ ⓘ
Theotokos ⓘ
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 ⓘ
iconographicTradition Byzantine iconography ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine art
iconType Christ Pantocrator ⓘ
Hodegetria ⓘ
Orans Mother of God ⓘ
linked to: Panagia Orans
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) ⓘ
pectoral cross ⓘ
linked to: Pectoral cross
shape oval ⓘ
round ⓘ
symbolizes devotion to Christ or the Theotokos ⓘ
episcopal office ⓘ
usedBy Eastern Catholic clergy ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox clergy ⓘ
usedIn Eastern Christianity ⓘ
wornAs pectoral medallion ⓘ
wornOn chest ⓘ
wornOver vestments ⓘ
wornSuspendedFrom chain ⓘ
wornWith panagia ⓘ
linked to: Panagia

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

eparch → hasLiturgicalInsignia → engolpion ⓘ
linked to: engolpia