A skufia (also skufiya, skoufia or skoufos; Greek: σκούφια or σκούφος) is an item of clerical clothing, a cap, worn by Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Lutheran and Eastern Catholic monastics (in which case it is black) or awarded to clergy as a mark of honor (in which case it is usually red or purple).
A skufia is a soft-sided brimless cap whose top may be pointed (Russian style), [1] [2] flat and pleated (Greek style), [3] or flat with raised edges (Romanian style). [4] Typically, monastics receive their skufia either when they first become a novice or when they are tonsured. [5] A monk or nun who has been tonsured to the Great Schema will wear a skoufia that has been embroidered with prayers, crosses, and figures of seraphim. [6]
High-ranking bishops (such as archbishops and metropolitans) will sometimes wear a black or purple skufia with a small jewelled cross on informal occasions. [7] A nun will sometimes wear a skufia over her monastic veil; [8] while monks often wear the skufia (without a veil) when the klobuk or epanokamelavkion might get in the way of work.
A skufia (also skufiya, skoufia or skoufos; Greek: σκούφια or σκούφος) is an item of clerical clothing, a cap, worn by Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Lutheran and Eastern Catholic monastics (in which case it is black) or awarded to clergy as a mark of honor (in which case it is usually red or purple).
A skufia is a soft-sided brimless cap whose top may be pointed (Russian style), [1] [2] flat and pleated (Greek style), [3] or flat with raised edges (Romanian style). [4] Typically, monastics receive their skufia either when they first become a novice or when they are tonsured. [5] A monk or nun who has been tonsured to the Great Schema will wear a skoufia that has been embroidered with prayers, crosses, and figures of seraphim. [6]
High-ranking bishops (such as archbishops and metropolitans) will sometimes wear a black or purple skufia with a small jewelled cross on informal occasions. [7] A nun will sometimes wear a skufia over her monastic veil; [8] while monks often wear the skufia (without a veil) when the klobuk or epanokamelavkion might get in the way of work.