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A cassock is an ankle-length garment that was worn by Catholic priests until the mid-20th century. Each Catholic sect had their own variations on this traditional dress; French Jesuits like Latour and Vaillant would have had a high collar, fastened with snaps instead of buttons. Throughout the novel, Philomène often makes cassocks for both her brother and Latour, a way of knitting the two men to each other and to their native France.
Cassock Quotes in Death Comes for the Archbishop
The Death Comes for the Archbishop quotes below are all either spoken by Cassock or refer to Cassock. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 1: The Bishop Chez Lui
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“Think of it, Blanchet; in all this vast country between the Mississippi and the Pacific Ocean, there is probably not another human being who could make the soup like this.”
“Not unless he is a Frenchman,” said Father Joseph. He had tucked a napkin over the front of his cassock and was losing no time in reflection.
“I am not deprecating your individual talent, Joseph,” the Bishop continued, “but, when one thinks of it, a soup like this is not the work of one man. It is the result of a constantly refined tradition. There are nearly a thousand years of history in this soup.”
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Cassock Term Timeline in Death Comes for the Archbishop
The timeline below shows where the term Cassock appears in Death Comes for the Archbishop. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Book 6: Don Antonio
...the military officers from the nearby Fort. Even Vaillant had dressed up in a new cassock, specially made by his sister Philomène. Making these clothes always made Philomène happy; every time...
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Book 7: December Night
...heads into the church to pray. As he does so, Latour reflects on the “twin” cassocks he and Vaillant both have, made of the same cloth; over the years, these cassocks...
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