Spain, province of Madrid, Getafe. Interior of the sacristy of the parish church of Santa María Magdalena, on a day of solemn act. After the mass, the presbyter, the deacon and the subdeacon, took off the priestly cothes. The preacher receives the congratulations of the brotherhoods; the sacristans and acolytes store books and ornaments; The musicians bid farewell. Drawing by Vicente Urrabieta. La Ilustracion Española y Americana, August 30, 1876.

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