sacristry

The cross was the single most important symbol of Christianity, of course, but there was a practical reason too: the transepts provided useful space for extra chapels and offices such as the sacristry and the vestry.

The Pillars of the Earth FOLLETT, Ken 1989

Then he led the cock and the hen into the sacristry, shut the door, and caught them both.

Italian Popular Tales Thomas Frederick Crane

In the Episcopal Church, and any other churches where it is the duty of the contracting parties to sign the parish register, the clergyman, the newly wedded pair, and their witnesses, now retire to the sacristry for this purpose.

Etiquette Agnes H. Morton

The two-storied building on the north-east of the chancel, consisting of a sacristry and priest's room, is the oldest part of the church.

Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes

Queen Isabella's sword and sceptre are shown in the sacristry, and in contrast with the implement of war a beautiful cope, worked with her royal hands.

The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia 1919

Chapel of S.  Lorenzo, new sacristy of same [sacristry]

A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised 1890

In the sacristry are to be seen the very robes of Cardinal Mendoza, and his missal, with the sceptre and jewel-case of Isabella, and the sword of Ferdinand, while that of the conquered Bû Abd Allah is on view elsewhere.

Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Budgett Meakin 1886

Sauniere's sacristry, which had been left shut for years, with the help of the museum's

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It shows them penetrating a "secret room" in the church behind Sauniere's sacristry, which had been left shut for years, with the help of the museum's English curator.

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Florence he painted the Chapel of S. Giovanni Evangelista, belonging to the family of Covoni, beside the sacristry; and in Pistoia he wrought in fresco the principal chapel of the Church of S. Francesco and the Chapel of S. Lodovico, with the stories of those S.ints, passing well painted.

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi Giorgio Vasari 1542