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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 988 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SACRISTY (through Fr. sacrist-le, from med. See also:Lat. sacristies or sacristina)  , the See also:term in ecclesiastical See also:architecture given to the See also:room or See also:hall in a large See also:church wherein are kept the See also:vestments and utensils (sacra) used in the services and celebrations . Like the See also:diaconicon in the See also:Greek Church, it was usually situated on the See also:north See also:side of the See also:chancel, but its position varies according to that of the See also:chapter-See also:house, as it is generally placed between the latter and the church .

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