Museum of Sacred Art in Santos

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Museum of Sacred Art in Santos, Religious art museum in Santos, Brazil.

The Museum of Sacred Art in Santos contains over 600 religious pieces including sculptures, paintings, liturgical objects, and vestments dating from 1560 to 1900.

The museum opened in 1981 within a Benedictine architectural complex that includes Nossa Senhora do Desterro Church and the former São Bento Monastery from 1630.

The collection includes the earliest statue in Brazil with an identified creator: Our Lady of the Conception from 1560 by João Gonçalo Fernandes.

The museum welcomes visitors from Tuesday through Saturday between 10:00 and 16:30, with Sunday openings following the 11:30 Mass in the chapel.

Between 1958 and 1968, the monastery building provided accommodation for young Russian refugees seeking asylum in Brazil.

Location: Santos

Inception: 1981

Email: artesacra@curiadesantos.com.br

Website: http://mass.org.br

GPS coordinates: -23.93466,-46.33653

Latest update: March 3, 2025 01:41

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