Clerical collar

Church of Sweden Lutheran priest Sven-Erik Brodd [sv] wearing a clerical shirt with a "tab collar".
An Anglican military chaplain wearing a "dog collar" (full collar) during World War I

A clerical collar, Roman collar, clergy collar, or, informally, dog collar,[1][2][3] is an item of Christian clerical clothing.[4]

  1. ^ Brookes, Ian (2004). Chambers Concise Dictionary. p. 345. ISBN 9798186062363.
  2. ^ Percy, Martyn (2006). Clergy: The Origin of Species. p. 89. ISBN 9780826482877. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ Peyton, Nigel; Gatrell, Caroline (2013). Managing Clergy Lives: Obedience, Sacrifice, Intimacy. p. 68. ISBN 9781441121257. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ Slattery, Kathryn (28 November 2017). 365 Bible Answers for Curious Kids. Thomas Nelson. p. 294. ISBN 9780718085650. While it may seem old-fashioned, the clerical collar is fairly modern. It was invented in 1827 by a Presbytarian minister in Scotland! Today is it worn by both male and female clergy from a wide variety of Christian churches around the world, including Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and many others.