DESCRIPTION

Full official designation: Lisbon Cathedral Treasure or Treasure of the Patriarchal Metropolitan Cathedral of Lisbon

Mission and nature

The main mission of the Lisbon Cathedral Treasure is to preserve and to introduce visitors to the spiritual and religious value of the collection on display, as well as to the original functions or purposes for which the pieces were conceived, within a logic of new evangelization and of testimony of faith. It mainly presents objects of a liturgical, devotional and catechetical nature, most of which are still frequently used in the liturgical celebrations in the cathedral, as well as other implements that are no longer used for worship, for instance, due to liturgical reforms. The objects on display cover artistic areas as diverse as jewellery (and respecti See more