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A
camauro (from the
Latin camelaucum, from
Greek kamelauchion, meaning "
camel skin hat") is a cap traditionally worn by the
Pope of the
Catholic Church.
Papal camauros are of red wool or velvet with white
ermine trim and are worn, usually in winter, in place of the
zucchetto, which in turn takes the place of the
biretta worn by other members of the clergy. Like the
biretta worn by lower clergy and the
mortarboard worn by
academics, the camauro derives from the
academic cap (the
pileus), originally worn to protect
tonsured
clerical heads from the cold. It is often worn with a shoulder winter cloak (
mozzetta), also sometimes fur-lined.
The camauro has been part of the papal wardrobe since the
12th century. Until 1464, it was also worn by
cardinals, without the ermine trim; from that date, the camauro became exclusively a papal garment and cardinals wore the scarlet
biretta instead. The papal camauro fell into disuse after the death of
Pope John XXIII in 1963, but it was revived in December
2005 by
Pope Benedict XVI. Benedict's wearing the hat prompted comparisons to
Santa Claus and
Father Christmas in the media
(External Link
);
St. Nicholas Thaumaturgos, who became the legendary Santa Claus, was
bishop of
Myra.
Image: Innocent VII.jpg|Pope Innocent VII
(1404-1406)
Image:09julius.jpg|Pope Julius II
(1503-1513)
Image:Benoit_XIV.jpg|Pope Benedict XIV
(1740-1758)
Image:ClementXIII.jpeg|Pope Clement XIII
(1758-1769)
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