Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Christian archaeology Various topics

Chlamys (Κλαμός)

CLAMIDE (ΚΛΑΜΌΣ)

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CLAMIDE - Christ clothed in the c. and the Samaritan woman (late 2nd century) - Rome, cemetery of Pretestato.

CHLAMYS (Κλαμός). - The Romans called thus a cloak shorter than the pallium, whose two extreme points on the long side were gathered on the right shoulder and fastened by means of a buckle. It was essentially a military garment.

In early Christian art it is given to Orpheus, sometimes to the Magi, to the soldiers in the retinue of the centurion Cornelius in the miracle of the spring; only once does the Savior wear it as King of the Jews in the scene of the conversation with the Samaritan woman in the cemetery of Pretestato. The evangelists Matthew (27:27 ff.), Mark (15:16 ff.) and John (19:2) recall that the Lord was clothed in a purple cloak (clamys coccinea) when he was mocked by the soldiers. The long chlamys takes the name paludamentum.

Bibliography

BIBL.: Wilpert, Pitture, pp. 72-73.

Enrico Josi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 1769.

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Josi, Enrico. “Clamide (ΚΛΑΜΌΣ).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 1769. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/clamide-klamos.

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Josi, Enrico. “Clamide (ΚΛΑΜΌΣ).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1769. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/clamide-klamos.

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  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Clamide (ΚΛΑΜΌΣ)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {1769},
  note      = {Cited by column},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
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