A skufia (also skufiya, skoufia or skoufos; Greek: σκούφια or σκούφος) is an item of clerical clothing, a cap, worn by Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Lutheran and Eastern Catholic monastics (in which case it is black) or awarded to clergy as a mark of honor (in which case it is usually red or purple).

A skufia is a soft-sided brimless cap whose top may be pointed (Russian style),^[1][2] flat and pleated (Greek style),^[3] or flat with raised edges (Romanian style).^[4] Typically, monastics receive their skufia either when they first become a novice or when they are tonsured.^[5] A monk or nun who has been tonsured to the Great Schema will wear a skoufia that has been embroidered with prayers, crosses, and figures of seraphim.^[6]

High-ranking bishops (such as archbishops and metropolitans) will sometimes wear a black or purple skufia with a small jewelled cross on informal occasions.^[7] A nun will sometimes wear a skufia over her monastic veil;^[8] while monks often wear the skufia (without a veil) when the klobuk or epanokamelavkion might get in the way of work.

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• Philippi, Dieter (2009). Sammlung Philippi: Kopfbedeckungen in Glaube, Religion und Spiritualität. Leipzig: St. Benno Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7462-2800-6.

• Monk wearing Russian-style skufia
• Monks wearing Greek-style skufias (JPEG)
• Schemamonk in embroidered skufia (JPEG)
• Pictures of skufias, information and literature (in German)