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| | Amice - LoveToKnow 1911 |
 | | According to modern Roman use, laid down by the decree of the Congregation of Rites in 1819, the amice must be of linen or of a hempen material, not wool; and, as directed by the new Roman Missal (1570), a small cross must be sewn or embroidered in the middle of it. |
 | | The amice is now worn under the alb, except at Milan and Lyons, where it is put on over it. |
 | | It had at the outset no liturgical significance whatever, and was simply adopted by the clergy for the same reason that the clergy of the 18th century wore wigs - because it was part of the full dress of ordinary life. |
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