Definition of "pectoral cross" []

• A cross worn on the breast by bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons. (adjective)

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• "The Greek bishops also wear a pectoral cross but only over their liturgical vestments (chasuble or salkos)."
• "The first mention made of the pectoral cross as a part of pontifical ornament is made by Innocent III, and its use as such only became customary toward the close of the Middle Ages."