A unique exhibition of ancient gold and silver church artifacts will be on display at the Warriors' Chapel starting next week.

The exhibition will display items that have been tucked away in bank vaults and stored under lock and key for years.

Father Michael Davis of St. Anne's Church in Southampton has been organising the exhibition, and is sure that it will be of great interest to school children as well as tourists.

St. Peters' Church in St. George's already houses a permanent display of church artifacts, but objects that will go on display at the Warriors' Chapel have come from churches all around the Island, not just Anglican Churches, including a chalice from the Catholic Church on loan.

On display will be silver and gold chalices including one from St. Anne's Church in Southampton, dating from 1616 and one that was made for the Port Royal Church in 1637, as well as old flagons that were used for wine. There will also be old copes (long cloaklike vestments worn by a priest or bishop in ceremonies and processions) and other vestments that were salvaged from the Pollock Shields which ran aground on a South Shore reef many years ago.

Many other religious items will be on display including a couple of very old bibles.

Rev. Davis described the exhibit as "something out of the ordinary for kids and tourists,'' and described the artifacts themselves as "ancient pieces of our heritage''.

The display is set up by the Heritage Advisory Committee and is sponsored by the Department of Cultural and Community Affairs.

The display will run from Monday to Friday and will be open from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. and all are encouraged to go and see a part of our religious heritage.

All that glitters: Rev. Michael Davis of St. Anne's Church in Southampton holds vintage religious vessels that will be on display in the Warriors' Chapel in the Cathedral.