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Vestments and symbols of the Office of the Cardinal

Vestments and symbols of the Office of the Cardinal
Catholic Register Staff

February 13, 2012

When Archbishop Thomas Collins becomes Thomas Cardinal Collins the principal colour of his vestments will become scarlet to symbolize the blood that a cardinal is willing to shed for his faith.

Scarlet was installed as the colour for cardinals by Pope Gregory X at the Second Council of Lyon in 1274.

The vestments of a cardinal have evolved over the decades and the current standards were set in 1969 under Pope Paul VI.

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