What are the less obvious Treasures of the Church?

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Certainly the Sacraments, Relics, Prayers and Devotions, Teachings, Ministries and of course the presence of Jesus in Churches everywhere are the big ones. Any others?
 
Certainly the Sacraments, Relics, Prayers and Devotions, Teachings, Ministries and of course the presence of Jesus in Churches everywhere are the big ones. Any others?
Could it be the Church Itself, the Body of Christ, people?

Wasn’t it for “people” that Jesus did what He did?

Without “people” would there or even could there be a Church?
 
In addition to the fine answers others have given, I would like to point out art.

Over the centuries, the Church has commissioned some real masterpieces. Some are still owned by the Church and others are in Art Museums and/or private collections.
  • paintings
  • mosaics
  • sculptures
  • architecture
  • metallurgy
  • music
  • poetry
Some of the best classical music ever composed was composed for the Church. Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, etc have all composed masterpieces for the Church.

All of the best art before the renaissance was Catholic Art and many masterpieces like the Sistine Chapel were done during the renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo Divinci created real wonders for the Church.

Some of the Churches built were real wonders, like the Sophia Hagia in Turkey and that Chapel in San Antonio with the spiral staircase which no know how it was built and how it is being supported.
 
Monasticism
Monastic divine office
The Doctors
The Apostolic Fathers
The Church Fathers

LOL: just about everything before 1400 AD 🙂
 
Celibacy has been a huge treasure which gets little respect nowadays. Celibacy enabled our Church to evangelize the world. Married people with children are way less likely to leave home, go to a savage land and get martyred.
 
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