page_title: Relic
section_title: List of relics
hierarchical_section_title: Relic / Christianity / List of relics
caption_attribution_description: עברית: מקדש שלושת האמגושים בקתדרלת קלן
context_page_description: In religion, a relic usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Shamanism, and many other religions. Relic derives from the Latin reliquiae, meaning "remains", and a form of the Latin verb relinquere, to "leave behind, or abandon". A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more religious relics.
context_section_description: Relics of the True Cross of Jesus are claimed by many churches around the world. The same applies to Holy Nails, Holy Sponges, Holy Lances, Holy Thorns and other Instruments of the Passion. Famous examples are the Holy Nail in the Iron Crown of Lombardy in Monza Cathedral, the Holy Lance that was part of the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, and the Holy Thorn Reliquary in the British Museum in London,
  The Seamless robe of Jesus is kept in a purpose-built chapel in Trier Cathedral.
  The Sandals of Jesus Christ were donated to Prüm Abbey, Germany, by popes Zachary and Stephen II in the 8th century.
  The Marienschrein in Aachen Cathedral contains four important relics: the nappy and loin cloth of Jesus, the dress of Mary and the decapitation cloth of John the Baptist. The Karlsschrein in the same church contains the remains of Charlemagne, who was locally venerated at a saint.
  The Girdle of Mary is kept in the Basilica of Our Lady in Maastricht, Netherlands.
  The Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral contains the remnants of the biblical Magi.
  St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican contains Saint Peter's relics.
  The Apostle Paul's relics are allegedly contained in the Basilica of Saint Paul.
  St Mark's relics are held at St Mark's Basilica in Venice.
  St James' relics are reputedly held at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
  St Andrew's relics are contained in the Basilica of St Andrew in Patras, Greece.
  St Matthew the Evangelist’s relics are purported to be in the Cathedral of Salerno, Italy.
  St John the Evangelist's tomb is purported to be in the Basilica of St. John at Ephesus in Turkey, whereas his skull, or parts of it, are venerated at the Amiens Cathedral in France, at the Church of San Silvestre in Capite in Rome and at the Munich Residenz Palace.
  Other relics claimed to be those of John the Baptist were discovered in a Bulgarian monastery in 2010.
  Reliquary arms of Saint Thomas the Apostle can be found in churches around the globe. Most contain only a fragment of the arm that allegedly touched Christ's side wound after the Resurrection.
  Saint Thomas Aquinas' relics are contained in the Church of the Jacobins, Toulouse, France.
  Saint Francis of Assisi's relics are enshrined in the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy.
  Saint Catherine of Siena's head is stored in San Domenico church, Siena, with her body in Santa Maria sopra Minerva Church in Rome.
  Saint George's arm is kept in Lod, Poland.
  Saint Servatius' relics are largely kept in a gilded chest and bust in the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht, Netherlands. Some of his relics are in Tongeren, Belgium, and Quedlinburg, Germany.
  Saint Lambert's skull is contained in a reliquary bust in Liège Cathedral, Belgium.
  Saint Hubert's remains were enshrined in the Abbey of Saint-Hubert, Belgium.
  Saint Willibrord's remains are in Echternach, Luxemburg.
  Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart relics and incorrupt body are exposed in the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ermesinde, Portugal.
caption: The Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral
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