Front view of a burgundy monk habit with a gold sunburst embroidered pellegrina and matching fabric waist tie.

Burgundy Hooded Monk Robe with Sunburst Pellegrina, Monastic Habit

S-54 / Cotton
$240.00 USD
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Front view of a burgundy monk habit with a gold sunburst embroidered pellegrina and matching fabric waist tie.
  • Front view of a burgundy monk habit with a gold sunburst embroidered pellegrina and matching fabric waist tie.
  • Back view of a burgundy hooded habit showing the gold sunburst embroidery across the pellegrina and hood.
  • A man wearing a burgundy monk habit with the hood raised, the gold sunburst embroidery visible on the chest.
  • Side profile of a burgundy monk habit showing the pellegrina's gold embroidery at the shoulder and bell sleeve.
Burgundy Hooded Monk Robe with Sunburst Pellegrina, Monastic Habit

Burgundy Hooded Monk Robe with Sunburst Pellegrina, Monastic Habit

$240.00 USD

A rust-burgundy habit with a round pellegrina worked in gold sunburst embroidery and a matching fabric waist tie. For prayer or a marked gift. Cut to your size code or your own measurements.

  • Colour Rust-burgundy with gold embroidery

Monk habit sizing

Find the row where your chest and your height both match. Between rows? Size by chest, or choose Made to Measure.

How to measure for a monk habit: A robe length from the nape to the hem, B chest under the arms, C sleeve length from the centre back of the neck over the shoulder to the wrist

How to measure

Measure over what you will wear underneath, tape level, not pulled tight.

  • A - Robe length: nape of the neck straight down the back to the hem. Ankle length is usual.
  • B - Chest: around the fullest part, under the arms.
  • C - Sleeve: centre back of the neck, over the shoulder, down to the wrist bone.
  • Height: floor to the top of the head, no shoes.

Full guide: How to measure for vestments

SizeChest (B)HeightSleeve (C)Robe length (A)
S-5434-37 in5 ft 7 in to 5 ft 8 in32 in54 in
S-5634-37 in5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in33 in56 in
S-5834-37 in5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in34 in58 in
M-5638-41 in5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in33 in56 in
M-5838-41 in5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in34 in58 in
M-6038-41 in6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in35 in60 in
L-5642-45 in5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in33 in56 in
L-5842-45 in5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in34 in58 in
L-6042-45 in6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in35 in60 in
XL-5846-49 in5 ft 9 in to 5 ft 10 in34 in58 in
XL-6046-49 in5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in34 in60 in
XL-6246-49 in6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in35 in62 in
2XL-5850-53 in5 ft 11 in to 6 ft 0 in33 in58 in
2XL-6050-53 in6 ft 1 in to 6 ft 2 in34 in60 in
Made to Measureyour ownyour owncut to your figurescut to your figures

Inches. Chest is your body measurement; the habit is cut with ease over it. Wool adds $70. Made to Measure is priced as the L sizes.

Cloth

Wool adds $70 to the cotton price at every size.

Choose your size code above. Open the habit size guide for the chest, height and robe length each code covers.

Tailored to your own measurements, priced at the same step as the L sizes. Take them over what you will wear under the habit.

A chasuble seen from the front. A is the length from the shoulder at the neck down to the hem. B is the width from hem to hem with the arms held out level. A B
A Robe length - nape of the neck straight down the back to the hem. B Sleeve length - centre back of the neck, over the shoulder, to the wrist.

We confirm every measurement by email, and alter or replace the habit if it does not fit.

Complete the set

$20 comes off each piece at checkout when you add it with this garment.

This item qualifies for free worldwide shipping

Dispatch

5–7 days

Standard

10–15 days. Free on orders of $200 or more

Rush

7–9 days. Choose Rush shipping at checkout

Dispatch and transit are counted separately. Duties, where they apply, are payable on arrival.

Overview

What this habit is

A rust-burgundy habit with a round pellegrina worked in gold sunburst embroidery and a matching fabric waist tie. For prayer or a marked gift. Cut to your size code or your own measurements.

Symbolism

A sunburst of radiating rays is a traditional Christian way of showing divine glory, echoed in the rays set around a monstrance used in Eucharistic adoration.

Why it is chosen

  • Dispatch

    Dispatched within 5–7 days, with tracked delivery worldwide.

  • Liturgically correct

    Rust-burgundy with gold embroidery — worn for private prayer at home, choir and prayer, retreat

  • Cloth and finish

    Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: coarse slubby weave with a linen-like look. Tunic, round pellegrina and hood; wide bell sleeves; matching fabric waist tie; gold topstitched seams; no pockets; plain floor-length hem; pulls on over the head.

  • Cut to your measurements

    Cut to your size code or your own measurements

Details

About this habit

A rust-burgundy habit with a round shoulder cape worked in gold sunburst embroidery, tied at the waist with a matching fabric cord.

01

The cut

Instead of a scapular or a capelet, this habit is layered with a pellegrina, a short round cape that sits over the shoulders and covers the chest and back to about the same depth all the way round. A pointed hood is set above it. Rather than a rope, the waist is closed with a thin cord in the same cloth as the tunic, tied in a simple knot. The sleeves keep the same wide bell shape as our other habits. Gold topstitching runs down the centre front seam and along the sides as a contrast line against the burgundy ground. There are no pockets, and the hem falls to the floor. The habit pulls on over the head.

02

Cloth and finish

The cotton has a coarse, slubby weave, closer to a rough linen look than a smooth habit cloth, and wrinkles readily. The ground colour sits between rust and burgundy-brown. Across the pellegrina, front and back, gold thread is worked into a sunburst of rays that spreads out from the neckline; the same gold appears again in the topstitched seams. Nothing else on the tunic is decorated.

This habit is made in either cotton or wool, and the choice is yours on this page. Cotton is lighter and breathes in warm weather; wool is heavier and holds more body in the fall of the skirt. The photographs show the cotton. The price changes as soon as you choose the cloth, and again with the size code.

03

Who wears it

This is not the dress of a named historical order: a pellegrina worked with a radiating sunburst is decorative rather than a documented habit pattern, so the colouring and ornament here are our own. A sunburst of this kind draws on an old Christian visual habit of showing divine glory as radiating light, echoed in the rays set around a monstrance in Eucharistic adoration. The habit suits lay people and oblates who want a habit marked with that symbol for prayer, and communities or individuals who have adopted a pellegrina as part of their own dress rather than an inherited one.

04

Size and fit

Fourteen graded sizes are cut, each a chest range with a robe length: S 34-37in, M 38-41in, L 42-45in, XL 46-49in, 2XL 50-53in, with lengths of 54, 56, 58, 60 or 62in measured from the nape of the neck to the hem. A fifteenth option, Made to Measure, is priced the same as the L sizes. The front carries no fastening at all; the habit is put on over the head.

See the embroidery worked at this scale in our fabric guide, browse more habits in religious habits, and check your figures against our measuring guide before ordering.

05

At a glance

  • Liturgical use

    Private prayer at home, Choir and prayer, Retreat, Ordination or profession gift

  • Embroidery

    Sunburst / radiating rays

  • Liturgical colour

    Rust-burgundy with gold embroidery

  • Worn by

    Monk, Oblate, Lay use — Loose monastic cut, pulls on over the head, no front fastening

  • Cloth

    Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: coarse slubby weave with a linen-like look

  • Construction

    Tunic, round pellegrina and hood; wide bell sleeves; matching fabric waist tie; gold topstitched seams; no pockets; plain floor-length hem; pulls on over the head

  • Dispatch

    Dispatched within 5–7 days

  • Personalisation

    Cut to your size code or your own measurements

06

Care

Wash this habit gently and inside out, since the coarse weave and the gold embroidery both do better with less agitation than a plain cotton would need.

Never press the embroidered pellegrina directly; iron the surrounding cloth only and let the gold thread sit untouched by the iron.

Specifications

The particulars

Cut, cloth, construction and finish, as recorded for this habit.

Product type
Monk Habit
Style
Our own cut - tunic, round pellegrina and hood with sunburst embroidery
Liturgical colour
Rust-burgundy with gold embroidery
Embroidery
  • Sunburst / radiating rays
Material
Cotton or wool, chosen on the page. Shown in cotton: coarse slubby weave with a linen-like look
Length
54 to 62 in robe length by size code, or cut to your own
Fit
Loose monastic cut, pulls on over the head, no front fastening
Construction
Tunic, round pellegrina and hood; wide bell sleeves; matching fabric waist tie; gold topstitched seams; no pockets; plain floor-length hem; pulls on over the head
Worn by
  • Monk,
  • Oblate,
  • Lay use
Customisation
Cut to your size code or your own measurements
Dispatch time
5–7 days
Made in
Pakistan

Monastic dress varies between orders and communities. Where your own custom differs, follow it.

FAQs

Before you order

What does the gold sunburst on the pellegrina represent?

It draws on the old Christian image of divine glory as radiating light, the same idea behind the rays set around a monstrance in Eucharistic adoration. It is our own use of that motif rather than the mark of a named order.

Why does this habit use a fabric tie instead of a rope cincture?

The pellegrina cut is paired with a thin matching fabric cord rather than a rope cincture. It is tied in a simple knot at the waist and sits under the pellegrina's hem.

How do I choose my size code?

Each code pairs a chest range with a robe length. The letter is the chest: S is 34-37 in, M is 38-41 in, L is 42-45 in, XL is 46-49 in, 2XL is 50-53 in. The number is the finished robe length in inches, measured from the nape of the neck to the hem.

So a man with a 40 in chest at 5 ft 11 in takes M-58. Open the size guide on this page and read down to the row where your chest and height meet. If you are between two lengths, the longer one gives a fuller hem and the shorter one clears the floor more easily.

What if none of the size codes fits me?

Choose Made to Measure. The measurement fields appear as soon as you select it, and there is no separate made-to-measure charge: it is priced at the same step as the L sizes, in whichever cloth you choose.

It is the right choice if your chest and height fall in different rows, if you are outside the ranges given, if you want a particular hem length, or if you want the sleeves cut narrower or fuller than standard. We read every made-to-measure order and write to you if a figure looks unlikely.

How is the habit worn?

It goes on over the head and falls loose over whatever is worn underneath, so it needs no fastening at the front. The cincture ties at the waist and gathers the fullness; the hood sits back on the shoulders and is drawn up when wanted.

Where a habit has a scapular, that is the straight panel worn over the tunic, hanging front and back, and it goes on after the tunic and before the cincture.

How should the stole be cared for?

We recommend professional dry cleaning for embroidered vestments. Store the stole flat or loosely rolled rather than folded, so no crease forms across the embroidery, and keep it out of direct sunlight to protect the gold thread. The Journal's vestment care guide covers pressing, storage and stain removal in full.

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