Noun
An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton.
Source: Webster's dictionary"At 11 am Petrus Canisius Van Lierde as Papal Sacristan was at the bedside of the dying pope, ready to anoint him. Source: Internet
Scarpia questions the Sacristan, and his suspicions are aroused further when he learns that Cavaradossi has been in the church; Scarpia mistrusts the painter, and believes him complicit in Angelotti's escape. Source: Internet
The Sacristan identifies a likeness between the portrait and a blonde-haired woman who has been visiting the church recently (unknown to him, it is Angelotti's sister the Marchesa). Source: Internet
The elderly Sacristan enters and begins cleaning. Source: Internet
The Sacristan mumbles his disapproval before leaving. Source: Internet