Relics from John the Baptist

Connected Sites: 9

WHS that hold Relics from John the Baptist, "a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD .,, revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, the Druze faith, and Mandaeism;" (wiki)

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Connected Sites

Damascus
Damascus
Syria
Inscribed: 1979
3.87
104
5
Umayyad Mosque - A Shrine Is Said To Contain The "Head"
Aachen Cathedral
Aachen Cathedral
Germany
Inscribed: 1978
3.73
431
19
Has The Decapitation Cloth
Rome
Rome
Holy See, Italy
Inscribed: 1980
4.57
928
13
A Fragment Of The "Head" Is Held In The Church Of San Silvestre In Capite (Named After The "Head")
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
France
Inscribed: 1981
3.42
280
12
The "Head" Was Brought Back As Booty From Constantinople In 1206 From 4th Crusade And Was A Partial Raison D'Etre For The Cathedral's Construction. Later "Lost" But 19th Century Replica Resides In A Chapel.
Istanbul
Istanbul
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
4.38
665
12
Topkapi Palace Has An Arm And Part Of The Skull
Mount Athos
Mount Athos
Greece
Inscribed: 1988
3.50
100
8
"Parts" Of John The Baptist Are Held In Prodromos Skete (Prodromos Means "Forerunner" I.E. John The Baptist)
Valletta
Valletta
Malta
Inscribed: 1980
3.76
493
10
Relic Of The Arm In The Cathedral
Old City of Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem
Israel
Inscribed: 1981
4.37
369
12
John The Baptist Church Possesses One Of His Bones
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
France
Inscribed: 1998
2.82
377
14
Royal Abbey Saint-Jean-Baptiste In Saint-Jean-D'Angély: The Abbey Originates From A Legend: That Of The Head Of Saint John The Baptist Brought Back From Alexandria By The Monk Felix In A Boat That Ran Aground On The Coast Of Saintonge. In Order To Shelter This Invaluable Relic, The King Of Aquitaine Pepin Is Said To Have Brought Monks From The Order Of Saint Benedict Of Cluny To Found An Abbey In 923. (Nomination File)