Philippi Collection

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Dieter Philippi with the first piece of his collection: a cardinal's biretta made from scarlet watered silk Dieter Philippi und rotes Birett quer.JPG
Dieter Philippi with the first piece of his collection: a cardinal's biretta made from scarlet watered silk

The Philippi Collection is a German private collection of clerical, religious and spiritual headdresses. The collection demonstrates the history, shared roots and diversity of religious-clerical head coverings.

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Description

Selected items from the Philippi Collection Sammlung Philippi Stuecke.jpg
Selected items from the Philippi Collection

The Philippi Collection is a private collection assembled by the entrepreneur Dieter Philippi, CEO of a German telecommunication distributor, located in Kirkel. [1] [2]

The main focus of the collection is 500-plus examples of headgear, gathered from Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Caodaism, Shinto, Buddhism, Sikhism, Free Churches, Sufism, Anabaptism and further communities of faith. [3]

The collection also contains more than 100 accessories used for clerical and ecclesiastic purposes. Among these are pontifical shoes, gloves, pallia, pectoral crosses, bishops and Ecclesiastical rings, pieces of the papal china, and sashes. [4] The collection contains 52 pectoral cross-cords.[ citation needed ]

Location

As of 2021, the collection is not on public display. It is located at Kirkel in Saarland, Germany.[ citation needed ]

Exhibitions

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References

  1. "Neue Zürcher Zeitung FOLIO". Nzzfolio.ch. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  2. "Inside the Vatican" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  3. Smoltczyk, Alexander (4 December 2009). "Der Spiegel". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  4. taz, die tageszeitung (2011-04-08). "Die Tageszeitung". Die Tageszeitung: Taz. Taz.de. p. 31. Retrieved 2012-06-21.

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