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What is a sacrarium?

What is a sacrarium? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a place where sacred objects were kept, either in a temple (the adytum) or in a house (holding the penates)
  2. The area surrounding the altar of a Christian church; the sanctuary or piscina. Sometimes specifically a drain directly to the earth, perhaps including reference to a basin, for washing vessels from consecration.
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Melendez led a group of us through the exhibition and enchanted all visitors to the side chapel by opening the sacrarium to reveal a painting of the Last Supper.
Kate will walk through the quire into the Lantern, where she will finally meet Prince William at the sacrarium steps.
At the back of the Nymphum is a hall called the sacrarium, in which it is supposed the statue of Serapis stood.
The painting itself measures 9ft by 11ft and depicts the monarch in the Sacrarium of Westminster Abbey, also known as the Coronation Theatre.
And the two senior priests, after bowing with reverence, enter the Sacrarium or wherever the Lord's Body is being reserved from the previous day and place.
Unless the altar cloths have been stained with the Precious Blood, it is not necessary that they be cleaned in the sacrarium.

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