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Fresco from the 14th century depicting St. Gregory the Great wearing a white omophor.

In the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic liturgical tradition, the omophor (Slavonic: омофоръ, omofor; Greek: omoforion) is the distinguishing vestment of a bishop and the symbol of his spiritual and ecclesiastical authority. Originally of wool, it is a band of brocade decorated with four crosses and an eight-pointed star and is worn about the neck and shoulders.

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Great omophor Great omophor www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/pictures/2jvanaf_5.jpg - Web

Great omophor Great omophor www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/pictures/4jvpasvech_1.jpg - Web

Small omophor Small omophor www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/pictures/4austxb_1.jpg - Web

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Patriarch of Constantinople with small omophor and... Patriarch of Constantinople with small omophor and mitre www.romfea.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1875 - Web

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