concept
Riza
riza (chasuble)
also: риза
The ornate outer liturgical vestment worn by an Orthodox priest while celebrating the Divine Liturgy, as distinct from his everyday ryasa; a poor, worn, or ill-fitting riza reflected on the wealth of the parish itself as much as on the priest.
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- A Nightmare §31 риза из какой-то потертой желтой материи
The riza (chasuble) is the outer liturgical vestment an Orthodox priest wears only while celebrating the service -- as opposed to the everyday ryasa. That Father Yakov's riza is worn, ill-fitting, and dragging on the ground signals the parish's poverty as much as his own: a church this poor cannot afford to properly vest its priest.
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