{"product_id":"st-francis-tau-cross-green-stole","title":"St Francis Green Clergy Stole with Tau Cross, Birds and Woodland Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis green stole carries a Franciscan nature scene down both panels: small birds, a dove beneath a gold sunburst, a gold Tau cross, flowering vines, and, near the hem, a rabbit, a deer and a fox among foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDesign and symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe design reads top to bottom as a single scene rather than a repeated pattern. Small birds and a dove beneath a radiating gold sunburst sit near the shoulder, followed by a gold Tau cross, the T-shaped cross Francis of Assisi adopted as his own sign and used to mark his letters. Below it, more birds and flowering vines lead to a rabbit, a deer and a fox worked in gold, brown, cream and white near the fringed hem. The reverse of the panels shows a gold-toned lining rather than the green face fabric; this is the underside of the cloth, not a second colourway, and is only visible when the stole is worn over the shoulder or handled from behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLiturgical use\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreen is the colour of Ordinary Time, the longer stretches of the calendar outside Advent, Christmastide, Lent and Eastertide. This particular design, with its Tau cross and animal imagery, is written for the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi on 4 October and for Blessing of the Animals services associated with it, rather than for Ordinary Time generally. It is not a Lent, Advent or white-feast stole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pastor or priest leading a Blessing of the Animals service or marking the Feast of Saint Francis, and a natural gift for clergy with a Franciscan or creation-care ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLength and fit\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard length is 120 in (305 cm), measured end to end over the shoulders and worn straight down in the presbyteral cut. Made-to-measure lengths from 84 in to 120 in are priced the same as standard, and $10 is added for every further 5 in past 120 in, up to 160 in. Enter your height on this page for a suggested length, or choose your own. Whatever you settle on, together with your height and any notes, travels through to your cart, checkout and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse the rest of our Green Vestments and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ordinary-time-vestments\"\u003eOrdinary Time Vestments\u003c\/a\u003e, see the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/clergy-stoles\"\u003eClergy Stoles\u003c\/a\u003e range, or read the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vestment-glossary\"\u003evestment glossary\u003c\/a\u003e for the meaning of the Tau cross.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Clergy Couture","offers":[{"title":"Standard 120 in","offer_id":49382815695083,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TAU-069-STD","price":188.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure up to 120 in","offer_id":49382815727851,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TAU-069-M120","price":188.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 121-125 in","offer_id":49408867860715,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TAU-069-M125","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 126-130 in","offer_id":49408867893483,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TAU-069-M130","price":208.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 131-135 in","offer_id":49408867926251,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TAU-069-M135","price":218.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 136-140 in","offer_id":49408867959019,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TAU-069-M140","price":228.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 141-145 in","offer_id":49408867991787,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TAU-069-M145","price":238.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 146-150 in","offer_id":49408868024555,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TAU-069-M150","price":248.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 151-155 in","offer_id":49408868057323,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TAU-069-M155","price":258.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Made to Measure 156-160 in","offer_id":49408868090091,"sku":"TCC-STL-GRN-TAU-069-M160","price":268.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/8375\/8571\/files\/st-francis-tau-cross-green-stole-1.jpg?v=1788954493","url":"https:\/\/theclergycouture.com\/products\/st-francis-tau-cross-green-stole","provider":"The Clergy Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}