If I want to know what that pretty red woodpecker in the garden is, I can refer to some kind of bird guide book to find out. Those books contain descriptions of plumage and habits, so birds are easy to identify once one has a good field guide.
Has anyone produced a similar sort of guidebook to the habits worn by members of religious orders? When I see a nun on the streets of Rome, I'd like to know if she's a Carmelite, a Franciscan, a Dominican, or something else altogether. I need a spotters' guide. (I can't just ask; I don't know enough Italian.) If you have any resources to suggest, please write.
Posted on October 26, 2002 11:55 PM. Filed under: religion.