Totum duplex explained

Totum duplex is the highest rank for an ecclesiastical feast in the Dominican breviary. Other ranks are Duplex, Semiduplex and Simplex.

Respective highest ranks in other breviaries are:

• Roman: Festum duplex
• Cistercian: Festum sermonis majus
• Carmelite: Duplex majus

See also

• Glossary of the Catholic Church

References

• Ecclesiastical Feasts by the Catholic Encyclopedia