Lenten veil

A Lenten veil (or Lenten cloth), known as a Fastentuch in German or velum quadragesimale in Latin, is a depiction of the Passion of Christ on a large veil which covers up a church chancel during Lent. Catholics and Lutherans observe the Christian tradition of the Lenten veil.^[1]

While the medieval tradition faded away, it has made an unexpected come-back in Germany since the German charity Misereor [de] revamped it in 1976 as a tool to fight against world hunger, connecting prayer and almsgiving in the spirit of Lent.^[2]^[3]

^ Ekici, Didem; Blessing, Patricia; Baudez, Basile (30 June 2023). Textile in Architecture: From the Middle Ages to Modernism. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-90044-6. Varied in iconographic content, material, and style, these re-interpretations of a medieval tradition have been adopted by both modern Roman Catholic and Evangelical Lutheran congregations.
^ "Das Misereor-Hungertuch". Misereor (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
^ Fastentuch und Kultfiguren: Sonderausstellung des Österreichischen Museums für Volkskunde in Wien in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Bundesdenkmalamt Wien, 22. März bis 12. Mai 1996 (in German). Im Selbstverlag des Österreichischen Museums für Volkskunde. 1996. p. 89.

[1] Ekici, Didem; Blessing, Patricia; Baudez, Basile (30 June 2023). Textile in Architecture: From the Middle Ages to Modernism. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-90044-6. Varied in iconographic content, material, and style, these re-interpretations of a medieval tradition have been adopted by both modern Roman Catholic and Evangelical Lutheran congregations.

[2] "Das Misereor-Hungertuch". Misereor (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-24.

[3] Fastentuch und Kultfiguren: Sonderausstellung des Österreichischen Museums für Volkskunde in Wien in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Bundesdenkmalamt Wien, 22. März bis 12. Mai 1996 (in German). Im Selbstverlag des Österreichischen Museums für Volkskunde. 1996. p. 89.

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