Ballarat Diocesan Historical Commission
Chasuble, Vietnamese silk chasuble
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Vietnamese gothic cut silk chasuble. These vestments were purchased by Monsignor Henry Nolan and re-sold to his fellow priests in the diocese to raise money for Vietnamese orphanage children following the Vietnam conflict. Monsignor Nolan served as a military chaplain in Vietnam. The vestments feature Vietnamese Christian motifs such as this with a bamboo cross with an Asian incense burner.vietnam, nolan, chasuble, gothic, embroidery, asian, incense, cross.