Braga Cathedral Treasure
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The Cathedral Treasure or Sacred Art Museum is a museum incorporated in the Braga Cathedral in Braga, Portugal.
It comprises five collections: Treasure, Carving, Statuary, Azulejos and Bells.
Treasure[edit]
The treasure contains a wealth of precious items:
- Clothing from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, either Portuguese or Oriental.
- Sumptuous objects used in religious services.
- A Hispano-Arab casket of the 10th century in Ivory.
- An Iron Cross before which Frei Henrique de Coimbra celebrated the first Mass in Brazil after the arrival of Pedro Álvares Cabral.
- Numerous objects of gold, silver and precious stones used for services, like crosses, chalices among others.
Carving[edit]
In the museum there is different works of Wood carving like altars, musical instruments, Candelabras, among others.
The two Organs in the Cathedral are part of the museum visit.
Statuary[edit]
In the museum there is a collection of different works of sculpture from different periods in different material from the 14th to the 18th centuries. Images of Christ, Virgin Mary and numerous Saints.
Azulejos[edit]
In the collection are numerous azulejos including some Hispano-Arab Tiles.
Bells[edit]
The museum comprises 200 bells made in different times by the well known local bell industry.
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