Skufia
A skufia is an item of clerical clothing worn by Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic monastics or awarded to clergy as a mark of honor.Description
A skufia is a soft-sided brimless cap whose top may be pointed flat and pleated, or flat with raised edges. Typically, monastics receive their skufia either when they first become a novice or when they are tonsured. A monk or nun who has been tonsured to the Great Schema will wear a skoufia that has been embroidered with prayers, crosses, and figures of seraphim.
High-ranking bishops will sometimes wear a black or purple skufia with a small jewelled cross on informal occasions. A nun will sometimes wear a skufia over her monastic veil; while monks often wear the skufia when the klobuk or epanokamelavkion might get in the way of work.
