He must not lose these keys.

Mr. Crea holds a bunch of keys. He is on his way to unlock rooms. (AP/Andrew Medichini)
There are 2,797 keys! (AP/Andrew Medichini)
Mr. Crea has to get up early. His job starts each morning at 5 a.m. (AP/Andrew Medichini)
The Sistine Chapel key is in a sealed envelope. (AP/Andrew Medichini)
Mr. Crea unlocks a gate. (AP/Andrew Medichini)

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Jingle. Jangle. Gianni Crea [jee-aa-nee] [kray-aa] is the head key-keeper at the Vatican Museums in Italy.

Priceless artwork fills each room. Mr. Crea locks the doors at night. He unlocks them each morning.

Read More: Mr. Crea has worked in the Vatican Museums for 23 years. Perhaps the most famous room there is the Sistine Chapel. Paintings by the artist Michelangelo fill its ceiling. The key to the chapel is kept separate from the thousands of other keys. At the end of every day, that key goes into a new white envelope. The envelope is sealed, stamped, and locked inside its own wall safe. Jesus says, “I died and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.” (Revelation 1:18)