In medieval Christendom, liturgical vestments were not just attributes for priestly identity. In direct contact with the celebrant’s body, they were charged with numerous allegorical significations that this article is aimed at studying. The first one associated the priest’s clothing with a moral “rite of passage.” Each vestment symbolized a virtue, thanks to which the priest was supposed to get ready for the Mass. A new allegorical system emerged in the thirteenth century: as symbols of arma Christi, the vestments invited the priest to follow Christ in his Passion. These liturgical garments were even considered as metaphors for Christ’s flesh. Towards the end of the Middle Ages, the celebrant’s clothing was a kind of new embodiment. By putting the liturgical vestments on, the priest was able to transform into the ultimate priest with a new emphasis on his quasi-demiurgic power; as such the priest became one of the most sacred components of the ritual of the Eucharist.

在中世纪的基督教世界中，礼拜仪式的服装不仅仅是祭司身份的属性。与主持人的身体直接接触时，他们被指控这篇文章旨在研究许多寓言寓意。第一个将牧师的衣服与道德上的“通过仪式”联系在一起。每一件服装都象征着一种美德，牧师本应借此为大众做好准备。十三世纪出现了一种新的寓言体系：作为武器克里斯蒂的象征。，圣衣邀请牧师跟随基督受难。这些礼仪服装甚至被认为是基督肉体的隐喻。在中世纪末期，主持人的服装是一种新的体现。通过穿上礼仪服，牧师得以转变为最终的牧师，并重新强调了他的准非礼拜能力。因此，牧师成为圣体圣事中最神圣的组成部分之一。