聖物寶庫, Religious museum in Macau, China.
The Sacred Treasury (Tesouro de Arte Sacra) occupies three floors beside the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Macau and displays more than 300 objects of the Catholic Church in Macau: silver, copper and gilt liturgical vessels, saints' figures in wood, plaster and ivory, the painting Saint Augustine and the carved Christ Bound, biblical prints and embroidered vestments. Two 19th-century bronze bells stand on the third floor.
The treasury opened on 23 November 1997 in the three-storey building beside the Church of St Dominic. It assembled more than 300 objects of the Catholic Church in Macau, including silver, copper and gilt liturgical vessels, wooden, plaster and ivory statues, and hand-embroidered vestments. Two 19th-century bronze bells on the third floor are the oldest in Macau.
The treasury keeps objects from Macau's Catholic liturgy: silver, copper and gilt vessels for Mass, saints carved in wood, plaster and ivory, and hand-embroidered silk vestments. Its most prized pieces are the oil painting "Saint Augustine" and the wooden sculpture "Christ Bound". On the third floor stand two bronze bells cast in the 19th century, the oldest in Macau; their clear ringing is no longer heard.
The treasury occupies the right side of the Rose圣母堂 (St. Dominic's Church) in central Macau and is open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. Admission is free, with donations welcome. Only 10 people may be on the third floor at one time, where the two 19th-century bronze bells are kept.
On the third floor stand two bronze bells cast in the 19th century, the oldest in Macau. Their clear ringing is no longer heard, so the bells are now silent. Only ten people may be on that floor at once.
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