Catholic relics

In 2009, a famous tour came to London. Every day for several weeks, people queued in their thousands, huddled into little groups and raising flimsy umbrellas against the old city’s autumnal drizzle. Big Ben chimed another hour gone, the sun began to retreat behind clouds, but still, they waited, inching forward every so often, chattering ...

It’s hard to fathom now but there was a time (specifically, ninth-century Holy Roman Empire) when the bones of Christian martyrs provoked the same kind of...

Chiara Offreduccio (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253) When you have loved Jesus, You are chaste; when you have touched , You become more pure; When you

(I am becoming more and more distressed by the sheer number of FAKE relics being offered for sale on ebay. Please BEWARE!! If in doubt of a relics authenticity, please feel free to email me, and I wil...from

"Right Hand of Saint John the Baptist"; 1484; bone fragment, gilted silver over wooden core; Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

Reliquary with relic of St John Chrysostom, at Vatopedi Monastery on Mt Athos. Another relic, apparently, is to be in New York City at the Cathedral of the Sign (ROCOR) at 75 E 93rd Street (between…

Legend attributes the discovery of the True Cross to St. Helena, the mother of the emperor Constantine, who travelled to the Holy Land in search of relics of the Savior. She found the True Cross on…

Relics of the Passion conserved in the Roman Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

Anyone who is familiar with monotheistic religions like Catholicism is aware of the fact that the theology specifically dictates that ...

“More things should look like Catholic relics”