“The woman who wears a wig commits a mortal sin,” declared Saint Bernard de Clairvaux in the 12th century, reaffirming the stance of the early Church fathers. They denounced wigs as inventions of the Evil One. In the 4th century, St. Jerome, the author of the Latin Vulgate Bible, condemned wigs as part of a hedonistic lifestyle, declaring them unworthy of Christianity. From the First Council of Constantinople onward, wigs were considered a serious offense to God. Clemens of Alexandria warned that anyone wearing a wig in a church would receive a blessing upon the wig rather than themselves, leading people to immediately remove them. This strict view on wigs remained enforced for several centuries.
