In the services of Christian congregations, after the sermon, an ecclesiastic (sexton, vergar) used to walk through the nave (nave) with a bag attached to a long pole with a bell at the bottom. From the aisle he moved the bag on the pole in front of the seat of each person present. The faithful threw a coin into the bell bag (collection bag). The bag, after the money was collected, was carried by the bell-ringer to the altar, where it was hung on a hook, visible to the faithful. The money collected (collection) was used to pay the staff, maintain the buildings, and also to support the poor of the parish. – See indulgence money, confession money, suit money, cathedral money, candle money, offering money, St. Peter’s penny, place money, procuration money, stole money.
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