Relic

Some of the Roman Catholics relics are two thousand years old

A relic is an object, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of someone of religious importance, that was carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a memorial that you can touch. Relics are an important aspect of Buddhism, some denominations of Christianity, Hinduism, shamanism, and many other personal belief systems.

The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae ('remains'). A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more relics.

Some well-known religious relics include the Tooth of Buddha, the Holy Grail, the Crown of Thorns, the True Cross of Jesus, the Staff of Moses.

Relic Media

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  The reliquary and skull of Saint Ivo of Kermartin (St. Yves or St. Ives; 1253–1303), in Tréguier, Brittany, France

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  Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm, 12th century, Irish

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  An amphora depicting a Greek hero cult in honor of Oedipus (Apulian red-figure, 380–370 BC)

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  Buddha relics from Kanishka's stupa in Peshawar, Pakistan, now in Mandalay, Myanmar (2005)

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  A reliquary at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary in the United States, with relics of St. James, St. Matthew, St. Philip, St. Simon, St. Thomas, St. Stephen and other saints

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  A relic from the shrine of Saint Boniface of Dokkum in the hermit-church of Warfhuizen: the bone fragment in middle is from Saint Boniface; the folded papers on the left and right contain bone fragments of Saint Benedict of Nursia and Bernard of Clairvaux.

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  St. Francis Xavier's humerus, St. Joseph's Church, Macau

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  The relic on this photo is a part of the bone (Ex ossibus) from the foot of the Servant of God Alfredo F. Verzosa, The relic is still hidden from public view.

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  Second class relic of :*.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none none;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}* * Venerable Sr. Maria Teresa Spinelli (Ex Indumentis). * Venerable Fray Santo of St. Dominic (Ex Indumentis). * Venerable Padre Giovanni of St. William (Ex Indumentis).

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  Blessed Rose and third class relic that touch to the first class relic of Saint Therese of Lisieux.

Other websites

• Relics article from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Relics Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Keeping Relics in Perspective Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
• A Place for Relics Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
• The veneration of the relics of saints Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine - from the Summa Theologiae
• An Inventory of Relics Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine by John Calvin