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Sacristy:
A room where the communion vessels, altar hangings, candlesticks, etc. are kept and cleaned. Sometimes served as the room where the clergy doned their vestments before a service. The modern practice is that these two rooms are separate spaces.
Sanctuary: From the Latin sanctus ("holy"). Strictly speaking, it is the area immediately surrounding the altar, sometimes set apart from the nave by the chancel, and/or (often) enclosed by an altar rail. In some denominations the word refers to the entire worship space.
Sanctuary Lamp & Candle: A lamp with a candle hanging or mounted to the wall somewhere in the sanctuary; also called a Sacrament Lamp. Sometimes there are three lamps, sometimes seven, but usually only one. The candle in
the sanctuary lamp is kept lighted to indicate the presence of the Reserved Sacrament.
Sedilia: The seats for officiating clergy inside the sanctuary. There is usually a central chair where the celebrant sits (sometimes called the President's Chair), and flanking chairs for other ministers.
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