Epanokalimavkion

An epanokalimavkion (Greek: επανωκαλυμμαύχιον, also epanokalimavko (επανωκαλύμμαυχο)) is an item of clerical clothing worn by Orthodox Christian monastics who are rassophor or above, including bishops.

In some traditions, monks leave the lappets hanging over the shoulders, but nuns bring them together and fasten them [1] Archived 2006-12-16 at the Wayback Machine behind the apostolnik.

Monks who have been ordained to minor orders (subdeacon, reader, altar server) do not wear the kamilavka when vested.

In the Russian tradition, the epanokalimavkion of an archbishop has a jewelled cross stitched to the front of it near the crown of the kalimavkion.

The Patriarch of Moscow's epanokalimavkion is often richly embroidered with seraphim or other symbols on the lappets and is attached to a conical kalimavkion called a koukoulion.