Editing Mantle (monastic vesture) (section)

==Bishops==
There is also an episcopal mantle which is not worn with the other episcopal [[Vestment#Eastern Church vestments|vestment]]s while celebrating the [[Divine Liturgy]], but when the bishop formally enters the church beforehand, or when a bishop is formally attending (i.e., presiding over) a service in which he is not serving.  Among the Greeks, it is common for all bishops regardless of rank, to wear a red mantle; however, many also use purple during [[Great Lent]].  In the Slavic tradition, a more complex color scheme has developed, and hierarchs wear different-colored mantles according to their rank: violet for bishops; plum for [[archbishop]]s; blue for [[metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]]s; and green for [[patriarch]]s in the Russian tradition. Different national churches have different traditions regarding the colors worn by bishops.

In the Russian tradition, the episcopal mantiya is characteristically decorated with red and white horizontal ribbons, called "rivers" or "streams" (Greek: ποταμοί, ''potamoí''; Slavonic: ''Istochniki''), symbolizing the word of God going out into the entire world ({{bibleverse||Ezekiel|47:1-12|KJV}}, {{bibleverse||John|7:38|KJV}}, {{bibleverse||Revelation|22:1|KJV}}). Among the Greeks, these rivers are usually gold.

The tablets on the Bishop's mantle may be more finely embroidered or made of more costly material than those on the mantle of an archimandrite. The upper tablets (those at the neck) may be embroidered with icons; those at the feet may be embroidered with the bishop's monogram. The episcopal tablets symbolise the four [[Gospel]]s which must be the focus of a bishop's teachings. The episcopal mantle always has a train on it,<ref> There may be some parallel between the development of the episcopal mantle and the [[cappa magna]] used in the Roman Catholic Church.</ref> and may have small bells attached as well, recalling the bells attached to the Robe of the [[Kohen Gadol|High Priest]] ({{bibleverse||Exodus|28:33-34|KJV}}).

In general, when a bishop celebrates any service other than the Divine Liturgy (or when he is attending, but not celebrating Liturgy), he will wear the mantle with the [[Epitrachelion]], the [[Omophorion]] (the latter being worn outside the mantle), and, in some liturgical traditions, the [[Epimanikia|Cuffs]]. He will also stand on an [[Eagle rug|orlets]].

When a bishop dies, his mantle is laid on his coffin in place of a [[Pall (funeral)|funeral pall]].