koukoulion

thumb|The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia wearing the koukolion The koukoulion (Greek: κουκούλιον; Slavonic: kukol) is a traditional headdress worn by monks and certain patriarchs in Eastern Christianity.

== History == Related to the western cowl, it was the cap worn by Orthodox monks. It is shown worn by emperors Michael IV, who died as a monk, in the Madrid Skylitzes. Medieval orthodox monks did not have specific habits and uniforms related to the orders as in the West (for example the Benedictine habit or Franciscan habit), but each monastery set its own rules. The monks wore a simple cap, often made of coarse and modest fabrics, that was called koukoulion. File:Parisinus Graecus 923, folio 208r.png|Monk wearing a koukoulion, from the Sacra Parallela File:Tonsure and death of Michael IV.jpg|Emperor Michael IV lying in bed wearing the koukoulion, from the Madrid Skylitzes File:Mitrophan of Voronezh.jpg|Mitrophan of Voronezh wearing the koukoulion (19th century icon) File:Antony Pechersky (fragment).jpg|Anthony of Kiev, wearing a koukoulion.