Zucchetto Worn by Jerzy Jan Tomziński OSPPE

 Jerzy Jan Tomziński OSPPE

Prior General Emeritus of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit

Nice presentation on a square plate

23 x 23 CM

Modell Hermès Mosaique au 24

Zucchetto and Biretta Worn by the Patriarch of the Catholic Apostolic Church of Jerusalem

© picture: Catholic Apostolic Church of Jerusalem

His Sacred Beatitude and Eminenence Emeritus Patriarch Isaac L. Kramer

Blue zucchetto with white lining

 

Blue biretta with white pompon

He seems to have chosen episcopal blue as his colour, rather like 18th century bishops in Europe. 

Maybe the white pom is to reflect his patriarchal status?

Desta Showroom in Rome

 

 

Desta Industries of Settingiano

has a very nice showroom in the Borgo quarter.

(Via Plauto 15, 00193 Rome)

Worth to see during your next stay in Rome!

 

They made as well lovely birettas and zucchetti

  

Head Coverings worn by Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti)

© picture: Charles Cole, St Edmund's College, Ware, UK

Head Coverings worn by Pius IX

Cappello Romano

Pileolus (zucchetto, soli deo)

Pileolus of Frère Jean-Pierre Schumacher

Frère Jean-Pierre Schumacher, Trappist

The Last Monk of Tibhirine, Algeria

wearing a crocheted zucchetto

Further Readings:

The Seven Brothers of Tibhirine

Der letze Mönch von Tibhirine

How to Make a Zucchetto (Pileolus, Soli Deo, Calotte)?

Over the past years many of my esteemed readers asked me for a pattern or sewing instruction to make a zucchetto.

I have decided to work out such a pattern.

You can download the instuction:

"How to Make a Zucchetto (Pileolus, Soli Deo, Calotte, Skullcap)?"

HERE.

If you are intereset in a crocheted zucchetto like you can see it in my article:

The Franciscan Pileolus (Soli Deo, Zucchetto)

you can find something similar

HERE.

Zucchetto Meets Biret - Pope John Paul II with Alumni

This picturs is showing John Paul II meeting with alumni of the Jagiellonian University on 8th of June 1997.

The alumni are wearing the Polish biret

The Venetian Biretta

© picture: Wikimedia

© picture: Alessandro Serranò

 Instalation of bishop Francesco Moraglia as Patriarch of Venice on 25th March 2012

He is wearing a biretta made out of plain red silk (without moiré effect) with 3 horns (blades, wings) and a red pompon.

Even if he is not a cardinal, he is allowed to wear the red color.

© picture: Alessandro Serranò

Bishop Francesco Moraglia wearing a red pileolus (soli deo, zucchetto).

He is using a red-golden pectoral cross cord for his cross, too.

Jewish Rabbi with Skullcap

I bought in an antiquarian bookshop the following book:

Rubens, Alfred: Jewish Costume

Weinfeld and Nicholson, London 1973

ISBN 0-297-76393-0

Very nice book with over 250 plates.

I can recommend it.

Jewish rabbi wears a skullcap with pompon

Same style like the Spanish pileolus

Pileolus of the Bishop of Tortosa, S.E. Javier Salinas Viñals

© pictures: Ceremonia y Rúbrica de la Iglesia Española

 S.E. Javier Salinas Viñals, Bishop of Tortosa, Spain, is entiteld to waer a red pileolus (zucchetto, soli deo).

Head Coverings of Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve

Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve

Red saturno (capello romano) made out of beaver hair with decorations

Label inside says: "Tanfani & Bertarelli, Roma"

Black saturno (capello romano) made out of beaver hair with hat cord (red/gold)

Label inside says: "Tanfani & Bertarelli, Roma"

Pileolus (soli deo, zucchetto) made out of red silk with moiré-effect and chamois lining

Pileolus (soli deo, zucchetto) made out of red wool with moiré-effect and chamois lining

There is a little blue stripe of velcro fastener sewn inside to assure a better grip.

With pencil it is written inside "Card. Villeneuve"

Beautiful Head Coverings from Madrid

Papal pileolus (zucchetto, soli deo) made out of withe silk with moiré-effect

All the pileoli are lined with rigid leather.

All these Spanish pileoli are lined with sheep which keeps it rigid. Around the brim inside, a ribbon of red velvet to assure a better fit.

See my article "A Spanish Solideo for a Cardinal", too

Pileolus (zucchetto, soli deo) made out of purple silk with moiré-effect,

worn by a nuncio..

Spanish pileolus (zucchetto, soli deo) with black pompon

See my article about Domigo Y Sol, the founder of Founder of Hermandad de Sacerdotes Operarios Diocesanos

A very nice Cura Español (saturno, cappello romano).

The brim is rolled in which gives the cura espagñol a very elegant appearance.

This hat reminds me in the Roulé (Lobbia, Homburger).