Additionally, because many priests find it rather uncomfortable, the collar has become a way of performing a daily penance to God, offering up the sacrifice for the people the priest serves.
Creative Commons. It started out as something from popular fashion and then later took on a deeper spiritual meaning. However, it is a rather strange piece of clothing. Where did it come from? Read more: Why do priests wear black? Active 1 year, 4 months ago. Viewed 18k times. Improve this question. David David 1 1 gold badge 8 8 silver badges 32 32 bronze badges.
Steve you know, the white band around their neck, colloquially known as a dog collar in the UK. In fact, the Catholic Church did not adopt this idea until much later.
It is of Protestant origin. In the UK dog collar is the most usual way to refer to these garments whether Catholic or Protestant and has no negative connotations whatsoever. It is certainly not offensive. When lady vicars were first ordained in the C of E there was some discussion about using an alternative expression given that dog is a masculine noun but the feminine equivalent was considered potentially offensive in a facetious sort of way and not adopted.
I am sure OP did not intend to cause offence. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. First of all, let us deal with the origins of the term "dog Collar". Dog Collar An Anglican nickname for the collar that accompanies a neckband shirt—it actually does look something like a flea collar, when you think about it! Wikipedia has this to say about the "dog Collar": In the United Kingdom and other British-influenced countries, such as Canada , clerical collars have been informally referred to as "dog collars"since the mid-nineteenth century.
The clerical collar seems to be of Protestant origin: Neckband Shirt Clergy shirts are Protestant in origin.
This article is also interesting: Where did the clerical collar originate from? In this article, The true origins of the Clerical Collar , it has a long section on the scriptural importance of the collar: Today, when you look at the clerical dress of the majority of religions, you will see that the leadership attire is very similar.
Improve this answer. Ken Graham Superb Answer; I especially like the Exodus verse "the garments of ministry" included here. This answers my question; thank you very much Sir.
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The Collar is white and made of cotton or linen, as it is more comfortable to wear than those available in plastic and prevents chaffing. Anglican clergy had developed a sense of separation between themselves and the secular world in One outward symbol of this was the adoption of distinctive clerical dress. It started with the black coat and white necktie, which had been worn for some decades.
By the s this had been transmuted into the clerical collar, which was worn almost constantly by the majority of clergy for the rest of the period.
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