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An octogonal reliquary lined with gilt carvings and niches containing busts and statues in wood and clay. Tis lighted by a large lantern and dates during the incumbency of Abbot Constantino Sampaio, 1661-1672. This reliquary is often referred to as "The mirror of Heaven". Among the busts are many belonging to the Order of St Francis of Assis including St Francis of Assis including St Francis himself, St Anthony (Patron of Lisbon, where he was born but also known as St Antonio of Padua after Italian town where he spent most of his life), and that St John the Baptist.