Word: coutinho
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...piece, a six-inch statue of an icon named Faith, once formed part of the ornate gold-leaf side altars that date from 1690, shortly after work on the church began. "It was priceless," says Dom Paulo Azeredo Coutinho, one of the 45 monks who live and work in the famous building and monastery...
...Bento church has taken its own precautions, hiring seven security guards to patrol the church and grounds, as well as fitting 15 CCTV cameras in and around the premises. These steps have made the monks who wander about in flowing dark brown robes feel safer, and Coutinho is confident it also offers protection to the priceless pieces that hang from every wall and ceiling of the spectacular 300-year-old building...
...Coutinho has a new idea to bolster the deterrent effect of his security measures. Looking up at a little camera discreetly hanging from a whitewashed wall, a mischievous smiles flickers across the face of the serene former architect. "You can't see those cameras," he says. "We should put up a sign saying, 'Smile, You're Being Filmed.' Or even better, 'Smile, God is Watching...