Museu de Arte Sacra (Viseu)
The Museu de Arte Sacra is a museum of ecclesiastical art in the Portuguese city of Viseu . It is housed in the cathedral complex.
The collection shows pictures, vestments, liturgical objects, books and furniture, including two 13th-century treasure chests from the Limoges school , a collection of silverware and a gilded silver chalice with rock crystal pendants.
A silver arm-shaped shrine contains a relic of St. Theotonius , a bishop of Viseu.
Web links
- Brief information , Portuguese, at viseudigital.pt, accessed on October 16, 2010
Coordinates: 40 ° 39 ′ 35.9 " N , 7 ° 54 ′ 43.7" W.