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Red foot accoutrements worn by the Pope

*Portrait of Pope Pius VII* wearing papal slippers (1819,Thomas Lawrence,Royal Collection,Windsor)

Pius VI pontifical slipper in Museo Cappuccini Firenze

Glass sarcophagus ofPope John XXIII inSt. Peter's Basilica

ThePapal slippers (Italian:pantofole papali) are a historical accoutrement worn by thePope. The papal slippers were a form ofepiscopal sandals worn bybishops. However, unlike the (rarely seen) episcopal sandals, which change with theliturgical colour, the papal slippers were alwaysred.^[1]

Usually elaborate, papal slippers were made by hand with redsatin, redsilk, and goldthread; they featured an embroideredcross garnished withrubies and the soles were made ofleather. Until the first half of the 20th century, it was customary for pilgrims having an audience with the Pope to kneel and kiss one of his slippers.^[1]

The pope traditionally wore the slippers inside thepapal apartments, while red leatherpapal shoes were worn outdoors.Pope Paul VI discontinued the use of the papal slippers but continued to wear the red outdoorpapal shoes, which were abandoned byPope John Paul II in favour ofcordovan brown leather walking shoes made in his nativePoland.^[1]

Pope Benedict XVI restored the use of the red outdoorpapal shoes, similar to those worn by Paul VI. However, it would seem that the papal slippers were not restored as photographs of Benedict showed him wearing red shoes inside the confines of the Vatican.^[1]

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^^a ^b ^c ^dBolton, Andrew; Bohem, Barbara Drake; Gallo, Marzia Cataldi; Mann, C. Griffith; Morgan, David; Ravasi, Gianfranco Cardinal; Tracy, David (2018).Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 24.ISBN 978-1-58839-645-7.