Editing Crozier (section)

{{Short description|Ceremonial staff in Christianity}}
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|image1=Crosiere of arcbishop Heinrich of Finstingen.jpg
|caption1=Western-style crozier of Archbishop {{ill|Heinrich II of Finstingen|de|Heinrich II. von Finstingen}} (1260–86) in the [[Treasury of Trier Cathedral]]
|image2=Crozier of the Syriac Orthodox Bishop.jpg
|caption2=Eastern-style crozier of the [[Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East|Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch]] with serpents representing the [[staff of Moses]]
|image3= Crosier.jpeg
|caption3= Eastern Orthodox [[Tau cross|tau-shaped]] crozier belonging to St. [[Dimitry of Rostov]] in [[Rostov, Yaroslavl Oblast|Rostov]] museum
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[[File:Wappen Basel-Stadt matt.svg|thumb|A crozier on the coat of arms of [[Basel]], Switzerland which was ruled by [[Prince-Bishop]]s during the [[Middle Ages]]]]

A '''crozier''' or '''crosier''' (also known as a '''paterissa''', '''pastoral staff''', or '''bishop's staff''')<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Crozier |volume=7 |page=520}}</ref> is a stylized staff that is a symbol of the governing office of a [[bishop]] or [[abbot]] and is carried by high-ranking [[prelates]] of [[Roman Catholic]], [[Eastern Catholic]], [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Oriental Orthodox]], [[Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church]], and some [[Anglican]], [[Lutheran]], [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]] and [[Pentecostal]] churches.

In [[Western Christianity]] the crozier typically takes the form of a [[shepherd's crook]], a tool used to manage flocks of sheep and herds of goats. In [[Eastern Christianity]], the crozier has two common forms: [[tau]]-shaped, with curved arms, surmounted by a small cross; or a pair of sculptured serpents or dragons curled back to face each other, with a small cross between them.

Other typical insignia of prelates are the [[mitre]], the [[pectoral cross]], and the [[episcopal ring]].