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14-470: The first church built in Hammerfest was in 1620. It was a simple wooden chapel. In 1684, that church was torn down and replaced with a new building. Around 1695, a new sacristy was added to the building. In 1704, the church roof was repaired and in 1712 the church got 9 new windows installed. The church was soon too small for the town. Construction began on a new, larger church around 1740. The new church

28-543: A team of sextons. Historically in North America and the United Kingdom the "sexton" was sometimes a minor municipal official responsible for overseeing the town graveyard. In the United Kingdom the position still exists today, related to management of the community's graveyard, with such sextons usually employed by the town/parish or community council. The words "sexton" and " sacristan " both derive from

42-633: The Medieval Latin word sacristanus meaning "custodian of sacred objects". "Sexton" represents the popular development of the word via the Old French "Segrestein". Among the traditional duties of the sexton in small parishes was the digging of graves—the gravedigger in Hamlet refers to himself as sexton, for example. In modern times, grave digging and maintenance of the cemetery is usually done by an outside contractor. The general duties of

56-749: The Moravian Church , in addition to storing vestments and other vessels, the preparation room is where the Lovefeast is made ready for distribution to the congregation. In Eastern Christianity , the functions of the sacristy are fulfilled by the Diaconicon and the Prothesis , two rooms or areas adjacent to the Holy Table (altar). Work on finding the so-called "lost medieval sacristy of Henry III" at Westminster Abbey during an episode of

70-455: The Latin sacristia , sometimes spelled sacrastia , which is in turn derived from sacrista ("sexton, sacristan"), from sacra ("holy"). A person in charge of the sacristy and its contents is called a sacrist or a sacristan . The latter name was formerly given to the sexton of a parish church , where he would have cared for these things, the fabric of the building and the grounds. In

84-410: The archaeological television programme Time Team revealed that the abbey originally had two separate sacristies. As well as a conventional sacristy for storage of ceremonial vessels such as the chalice and paten, the second, described in a 15th-century document as the "galilee of the sacristy" was determined to have been used for the robing and formation of the procession . Work is planned to rebuild

98-525: The architect H. Bucher. That church was burned to the ground by the retreating German army as they left Finnmark in 1944. That church was situated near the present location. The current church was a part of the large reconstruction project in Hammerfest that was consecrated in July 1961. Sacristy A sacristy , also known as a vestry or preparation room , is a room in Christian churches for

112-420: The demolished processional sacristy as an entry route for tourists and visitors to Westminster Abbey. Sexton (office) A sexton is an officer of a church , congregation, or synagogue charged with the maintenance of its buildings and/or an associated graveyard . In smaller places of worship, this office is often combined with that of verger . Larger establishments, such as cathedrals , may employ

126-426: The end of the service to remove their vestments and put away any of the vessels used during the service. The hangings and altar linens are stored there as well. The parish registers may be kept in the sacristy and are administered by the parish clerk . Sacristies usually contain a special wash basin, called a piscina , the drain of which is properly called a "sacrarium" in which the drain flows directly into

140-556: The ground to prevent sacred items such as used baptismal water from being washed into the sewers or septic tanks. The piscina is used to wash linens used during the celebration of the Mass and purificators used during Holy Communion . The cruets , chalice , ciborium , paten , altar linens and sometimes the Holy Oils are kept inside the sacristy. Sacristies are usually off limits to the general public. The word "sacristy" derives from

154-403: The keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble ) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The sacristy is usually located inside the church , but in some cases it is an annex or separate building (as in some monasteries ). In most older churches, a sacristy is near a side altar , or more usually behind or on a side of the main altar . In newer churches

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168-412: The sacristy is often in another location, such as near the entrances to the church. Some churches have more than one sacristy, each of which will have a specific function. Often additional sacristies are used for maintaining the church and its items, such as candles and other materials. The sacristy is also where the priest and attendants vest and prepare before the service . They will return there at

182-476: Was a cruciform design with 16 windows and a small spire on top of a tower. In 1814, this church served as an election church ( Norwegian : valgkirke ). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway . This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish

196-480: Was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year. In 1840, the church was replaced with a new building once again. The town of Hammerfest had a major fire in 1890 in which about two-thirds of the town burned down, including the church. In 1893, a new church was built using designs by

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