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Mitre, Rt. Rev. George de Normandie Gillespie Family Marker, Forest Hill Cemetery, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Mitre, Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan

Mitre (Headdress worn by a Bishop)

The liturgical headdress and part of the insignia of a Christian bishop. In the Western church it is a tall pointed hat with peaks in front and back, worn at all solemn functions.