cope
Sign in to savethumbnail|200px|Johan Bonny, a Catholic [[bishop, wearing a gold-embroidered cope, Antwerp, Belgium]]A cope ( ("rain coat") or ("cape")) is a liturgical long mantle or cloak, open at the front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
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thumbnail|200px|Johan Bonny, a Catholic [[bishop, wearing a gold-embroidered cope, Antwerp, Belgium]]A cope ( ("rain coat") or ("cape")) is a liturgical long mantle or cloak, open at the front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A cope may be worn by any rank of the Catholic or Anglican clergy, and by licensed lay ministers on certain occasions. If worn by a bishop, it is generally accompanied by a mitre. The clasp, which is often highly ornamented, is called a morse. In art, angels are often shown wearing copes, especially in Early Netherlandish painting.