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