fiddleback

11/11/2022

Did you know that a medieval knight’s armor was modeled after a priest’s chasuble, called a fiddleback? They resemble the back of a fiddle (violin). The fiddleback is worn during the Latin Mass. Can you guess why? Pictured is just one example.

center breastplate

front and back

Roman soldiers wore a breastplate, too.

2 Comments

Josef Ketzer

11/16/2022 07:12:05 am

Bobby, You made me curious, why then is the "fiddleback" worn during mass?
(By the way, the "typical" knightly armour was developed, when the time of the knights was almost over, and the backbone of the military shifted to firearms, infantry, the famous Spanish "tercios", etc. Seems often to happen in history that the best things arrive just before the end, the most magnificent Austrian Baroque monasteries were built just before secularism set it, the most awesome steam locomotives were designed, when air travel started to replace railroading)

Robert E. Dunn link

11/16/2022 03:37:53 pm

The fiddleback symbolizes a priest going into battle against the forces of evil. It symbolizes protection for the vital organs, which a soldier needs. Cardinal Cupich of Chicago banned the St. Michael prayer for protection against Satan at the end of Mass, which calls into question his belief that Satan exists. We are not affected and continue to say it. In addition, I have confirmed that the Jesuit Superior General thinks that Hell is not a real place.

On August 1, 2022, Cupich closed the church owned and operated by the Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest (ICKSP).

https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=55519

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