Word: mantelletta
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...Camerlengo Pacelli, administrator of the Church and head of the approaching conclave of Cardinals, all papal offices and appointments technically lapsed after the death of Pius XI. All the Cardinals, even the Penitentiary and the Camerlengo, at once doffed the distinguishing mark of their rank, the short, capelike mantelletta, wearing simply the white mozzetta or small cape, the rest of their attire violet for mourning...
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