0 an official in some Churches who takes care of the inside of a church building and performs some simple duties during services --
While the priest is still lost in the labyrinth of orthodoxy, verger has a very liberated outlook about religion, or rather life in general.
In smaller places of worship, this office is often combined with that of verger.
Verger was put to death for that crime.
The consecration of the church was overshadowed by the death of the verger and his wife.
By 1734 the porter or verger lived in a house at the west gate, and the former lodge was demolished between 1812 and 1836.
The film, set against the backdrop of a remote hillside hamlet, unravels the story of a priest and a verger.
In a church wedding, particularly a nuptial mass, these functions may be assumed by a verger.
Laymen serve in worship services in a number of important positions, including vergers, acolytes, lectors, intercessors, ushers, and so forth.