CAMAURO Definition & Meaning

camauro

[ kuh-mou-roh ]

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noun

Roman Catholic Church.

plural camauros.

a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of camauro¹

< Italian; compare Medieval Latin camaurum; origin uncertain

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Of the Christmas camauro, Palmo posits that the weather was cold and that the pope simply reached for something that had been stashed away in the archives of the church.

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He was also seen venturing out in a camauro, which looks almost exactly like a Santa hat.

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Of all the rumors floating around about just why Pope Benedict XVI is hanging up his camauro, one has taken on a life of its own.

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