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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.
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]
- ^ "Geneva gown". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
The black preaching-gown worn by the early Reformed ministers, loose-fitting and with full sleeves. It is still worn by Presbyterians and other Calvinists.
- ^ jtreiber (22 October 2016). "Talar, Beffchen und Stola" (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2024. [The gown (from Latin: talaris vestis = ankle-length robe) is the black official dress of the priest.]
- ^ Lochner, Friedrich (2020). The Chief Divine Service of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church: Explained, and Furnished with Historic Church Melodies for the Preservation of the Liturgical Heritage and for the Advancement of Liturgical Study in the American-Lutheran Church (PDF). Concordia Publishing House. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7586-6567-6.