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Sacristy
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sacristy
a room attached to a church or chapel where the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept and where priests attire themselves

sacristy
sacristy
A room in a church, near the chancel, where the robes and altar vessels are stored, where the clergy vest themselves for services, and where some business of the church may be done; usually a single room, but sometimes a very large one.

Sacristy 

a room in a Catholic church, located north or south of the choir, where sacred utensils are kept, priests don their vestments, and some rites are performed. There are also sacristies in the form of freestanding buildings.



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He also warned that the fights of parents and religious denominations should not be brushed aside by those who say schools should "simply be handed over to the State and the church should return to its sacristies.
I hope that Franz Klein and the other "John Paul II priests," who will soon be filling our sacristies and pulpits, will think more about giving love than about their special status as celibates.
GARDAI are hunting a thief who broke into four churches at the weekend and stole cash after ransacking the sacristies.
 
 
 
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