Bible Encyclopedias
Sudarium, or Sudary
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(sweat-cloth): 1. The purficatorium (q.v.) for wiping the chalice; 2. The maniple (q.v.); 3. The veronica (q.v.) (the blessing of the priest's eyes with the sudarium was forbidden in 1549); 4. The banner of a bishop's staff, called also vexillucit (q.v.).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sudarium, or Sudary'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/sudarium-or-sudary.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.