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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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sacristan

The man was the sacristan of the Catholic Clemenskerk in the town.

What is the meaning of sacristan?
  

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Anonymous sacristan An officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents. The sacristy is a room in the church or attached thereto, where the vestments, church furnishings and the like, sacred vessels, and other treasures are kept, and where the clergy meet and vest for the various ecclesiastical functions.

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  • Anonymous sacristan An officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents.
  • The sacristy is a room in the church or attached thereto, where the vestments, church furnishings and the like, sacred vessels, and other treasures are kept, and where the clergy meet and vest for the various ecclesiastical functions.
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Anonymoussacristan
An officer who is charged with the care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents.
The sacristy is a room in the church or attached thereto, where the vestments, church furnishings and the like, sacred vessels, and other treasures are kept, and where the clergy meet and vest for the various ecclesiastical functions.
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Thank you!
Is sacristan a higher position in church?
How is it different from priest?
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kunaIs sacristan a higher position in church?
No. It is a position of honor, but not

According to the old rules, clerics (such as priests) should hold this office; but in most churches, on account of the difficulty or impossibility of obtaining clerics, laymen (not priests or clergy) perform many of the duties of the sacristan.
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