Museum of precious objects (Lourdes)

France / Midi-Pyrenees / Lourdes

It was opened by Bishop Jacques Perrier, Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes on 24th. March 2001. (1 euro, free for children under 12years)

A treasury is where one stores precious objects, vestments and relics…

a. The Purpose:

There are three main purposes:

* to retrace the history of the Sanctuary and of pilgrimages in the spirit of the Message of Lourdes,
* to show a more complete representation of the liturgical art of 19th and 20th centuries,
* to invite pilgrims and visitors to enter into a pilgrimage process or to come to a deeper understanding of it.
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Coordinates:   43°5'49"N   -0°3'29"E
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