{"id":114641,"date":"2026-11-08T17:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T17:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114641"},"modified":"2026-11-08T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T17:20:20","slug":"what-is-a-wimple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/what-is-a-wimple\/","title":{"rendered":"Was ist ein Gebende? Die mittelalterliche Kopfbedeckung, die Nonnen trugen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A wimple is the white part of an old-style nun&#039;s headdress, the cloth that frames her face, goes under her chin in folds and covers her neck, while the veil goes over the top of her head. For a few hundred years it was ordinary dress for women all over Europe, and if it looks like a convent thing to us now, that is because the convents went on with it after everyone else had stopped. Eleanor of Aquitaine on\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wimple is a cloth framing a woman&#039;s face and neck. Here is the word, medieval dress, why nuns kept it, and what changed after Vatican II.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-114641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-history"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11567,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/mennonite-bonnets-symbolism\/","url_meta":{"origin":114641,"position":0},"title":"Why Do Mennonites Wear Bonnets?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Mennonite women wear bonnets as visible symbols of faith, modesty, and community identity, rooted in biblical teachings and tradition.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The expulsion from Eden, in the style of Caravaggio","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00496.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00496.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00496.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00496.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7857,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/do-protestant-churches-have-nuns\/","url_meta":{"origin":114641,"position":1},"title":"Do Protestant Churches Have Nuns? 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