Canterbury cap
The Canterbury cap is a square cloth hat with sharp corners. It originated in the Middle Ages, and is commonly found in the Anglican Communion, as well as in the Catholic Church where it is used by Anglican Ordinariate clergy. It is also soft and foldable, "Constructed to fold flat when not in use ..."[1] The Canterbury cap is the medieval biretta, descended from the ancient pileus headcovering. It is sometimes called the "catercap".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In Anglican churches, clergy are entitled to wear the cap, which is worn for processions and when seated to listen to Scripture or to give a homily, but not when at the Holy Table. It forms part of the "canonical" outdoor clerical dress, along with cassock, gown, and tippet.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The cap is made of black velvet for bishops and doctors, otherwise of black wool.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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A similar cap called the Oxford soft cap is worn today as part of academic dress by some women undergraduates at the University of Oxford instead of the mortarboard. It has a flap at the back which is held up with buttons unlike the Canterbury cap.
The Tudor bonnet is also a similar academic cap worn by a person who holds a doctorate.
The Canterbury cap differs from the present-day biretta, as a Canterbury cap has four ridges, compared to the biretta's three. In addition, the biretta is (sometimes) rigid, or rigid but folding, while the Canterbury cap is always soft and easily folds when not in use.[1]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In the Catholic Church, its use is identical to that of the modern biretta, into which, on the continent, the cap evolved into throughout the centuries.
Gallery
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St. John Fisher, the Catholic pre-Reformation Bishop of Rochester, shown here with the medieval rochet, tippet, and the cap
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Thomas Cranmer, former archbishop of Canterbury, wearing a Canterbury cap
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Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, in a Canterbury cap
See also
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References
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