The sacristy is a place for clergy to vest and for storing the items needed for liturgical use. At present the church sacristy contains an exhibit of liturgical vestments.
At all times and in all religions, liturgical vestments sought to distinguish a clergyman among other believers, as if emphasizing the significance and nobility of religious ceremony. The forms of the vestments used in the liturgy of the Catholic church were mainly inherited from the classical tradition, and their purpose was finally established in the Middle Ages; in the newest times it changed very insignificantly and did not adapt itself to the rapidly changing secular fashions. Only some minor details of the vestment, the types or patterns of textiles did change. Vestments of clergymen were made of expensive textiles: silk, velvet, bombast, brocade, damask, also finest wool or canvas. Most often they adorned with lace, appliqué, embroidered in silk, gold and silver, and decorate with frills and galloons.