1 October 2015

sacristy

[sak-ri-stee]

noun, plural sacristies.

1. an apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept.

Origin of sacristy

late Middle English Medieval Latin

1400-1450; late Middle English < Medieval Latin sacristia vestry, equivalent to sacrist (a) (see sacristan ) + -ia -y3

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Historical Examples

In the library above the sacristy are several early paintings in carved and gilt frames.
The Shores of the Adriatic
F. Hamilton Jackson

Somebody went to the sacristy and told the Father what was happening outside.
The Christian
Hall Caine

I have been in the sacristy before the mass, and at the convent feast after it.
Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family
Elizabeth Rundle Charles

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Today’s quote

Not till we are completely lost or turned around … do we begin to find ourselves.

– Henry David Thoreau

On this day

1 October – International Day of Older Persons.

1 October – World Vegetarian Day.

1 October 1867 – ‘Das Kapital‘ by Karl Marx first published.

1 October 1869 – The world’s first postcards are issued in Vienna, Austria.

1 October 1893 – birth of Yip Man, Wing Chun Kung Fu grand-master. Immortalised in the movie, Ip Man. Died 2 December 1972.

1 October 1908 – the Model T Ford rolls out.

1 October 1918 – Damascus captured by Arab forces under the direction of Lawrence of Arabia (T.E. Lawrence) in World War I.

1 October 1942 – Little Golden Books commences publishing.

1 October 1957 – United States commences printing ‘In God We Trust’ on its paper currency.

1 October 1958 – Britain transfers Christmas Island to Australia.