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# At his trial, Patriarch Nikon explained why he wore a black klobuk with a cherub and two panagias
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/shestikrylyi-serafim-na-klobuke-patriarkha-nikona/
- Published: 2024-01-24T11:54:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:50:26.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Archive, Faith, Museums, People

A six-winged seraph on the klobuk of Patriarch Nikon. Collection of the New Jerusalem Museum.

When Patriarch Nikon was asked at his trial why he wore a black klobuk with a cherub and two panagias, Nikon replied thus: "Black klobuks are worn by the Greek patriarchs, and I took this from them; I have a cherub on my klobuk because the Moscow patriarchs have cherubs on their white klobuks; and I wear two panagias because with one panagia I left the patriarchate, while the other is a cross, which I wear to help myself."

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