Zakrystia jako przestrzeń przygotowania do liturgii na przykładzie zakrystii bazyliki św. Franciszka z Asyżu w Krakowie

Abstract

Vestry as a space of preparation for liturgy on the example of the church of St. Francis of Assisi in Krakow The topic of the following article is “Vestry as a space of preparation for liturgy on the example of the church of St. Francis of Assisi in Krakow“. The author, besides histor-ical issues concerning the vestry and the process of building the discussed Franciscan vestry, shows it as an example of the integral part of a church, used by the priest and acolytes for preparation for celebration of liturgy, as well as a place for storage of church equipment and liturgical books. The antique furnishings and decorations of a place that allow to prepare for the liturgy should help emphasizing the crucial role of celebration. The presented paper, besides theological interpretation, underlines the sanctity and dignity of a vestry, which always should present the high level of furnish-ings and decorations, what nowadays is misunderstood, underestimated and ignored when organizing the church both by architects and priests themselves.