Religious Relics

Connected Sites: 48

WHS where notable religious relics are preserved. A "relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains or personal effects of a saint or other person preserved for the purpose of veneration as a tangible memorial." (wiki)

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Kandy
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Inscribed: 1988
2.98
251
5
Tooth Of The Buddha
Istanbul
Istanbul
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
4.38
665
12
(Topkapi) The Sacred Trusts (Inc A Hair From The Beard Of Mohammed)
Santiago de Compostela
Inscribed: 1985
3.54
299
7
Bodies Of Saints James, Theodorus And Athanasius
Vatican City
Inscribed: 1984
4.29
828
9
St Peters Eg Part Of The "True Cross"
Rome
Rome
Holy See, Italy
Inscribed: 1980
4.57
928
13
Basilica Of St John Lateran - Table From Thre Last Supper
Venice and its Lagoon
Inscribed: 1987
4.51
828
18
Relics Of St Mark In The Basilica
Churches and Convents of Goa
Inscribed: 1986
3.27
127
10
St Francis Xavier
Costiera Amalfitana
Inscribed: 1997
3.93
359
7
Saint Andrew's Relics
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka
Inscribed: 1982
3.37
173
7
Ruwanwelisaya - Lord Buddha Relic
Naples
Naples
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.47
568
8
Blood Of St.Januarius
Brugge
Brugge
Belgium
Inscribed: 2000
3.95
670
21
Holy Blood At Heilige Bloed Basiliek
Echmiatsin and Zvartnots
Inscribed: 2000
3.02
174
6
Echmiatsin: The Holy Lance That Pierced Our Lord?S Side By The Roman Soldier During His Crucifixion Is Among Them. According To The Tradition It Was Brought To Armenia By Apostle Thaddeus When He Came To Evangelize. The Lance Is Kept In The Cathedral Museum. The Greatest Relic Of Armenian Church Is The Right Hand Of St. Grigor Lusavorich (St. Gregory The Illuminator). The Relic Is Housed In A Gold Artwork Depicting The Sufferings Of The Saint. The Third Major Relic Is The Piece Of Noah?S Ark (Kept In The Cathedral Museum). According To The Tradition, It Was Given To St. Hakob (Jacob), Patriarch
Assisi
Assisi
Italy
Inscribed: 2000
3.75
327
8
At Santa Chiara: "Against The Back Wall Of The Crypt Are Some Holy Relics, Including Tunics Worn By Francis And Clare, A Shirt She Embroidered, And Some Locks Of Hair Francis Sheared From Her Head." – The Basilica Of San Francesco Holds The Remains Of Saint Francis In The Crypt In The Lower Church.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Chartres Cathedral
Inscribed: 1979
3.42
350
9
Since 876 The Cathedral's Site Has Housed A Tunic That Was Said To Have Belonged To The Blessed Virgin Mary, The Sancta Camisa. The Relic Had Supposedly Been Given To The Cathedral By Charlemagne Who Received It As A Gift During A Crusade In Jerusalem.
Incense Route of the Negev
Inscribed: 2005
2.92
103
7
Some Human Remains Were Found In One Of Mamshit's Churches. It Is Assumed They Were Connected To A Christian Ritual.
Provins
Provins
France
Inscribed: 2001
2.89
227
12
The Empress Galla Placidia Is Said To Have Presented Ancona With The Relics Of Judas Cyriacus. However, The Saint's Head Was Situated At Provins, Which Was Brought Over From Jerusalem By Henry I Of Champagne, Who Built A Church In This Town To Display It.
Nikko
Nikko
Japan
Inscribed: 1999
3.73
222
10
Okusha Hoto Enshrines The Remains Of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Trier
Trier
Germany
Inscribed: 1986
3.48
406
8
The Seamless Robe Of Jesus, Kept In The Dom Of Trier
Polonnaruva
Polonnaruva
Sri Lanka
Inscribed: 1982
3.37
185
6
When It Was Capital, It Housed The Tooth Of Buddha (Which Now Is In Kandy)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Monastery of Geghard
Inscribed: 2000
3.42
183
4
The Monastery Was Famous Because Of The Relics That It Housed, The Most Celebrated The Spear That Wounded Christ On The Cross. Relics Of The Apostles Andrew And John Were Donated In The 12th Century (Ab Ev)
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Inscribed: 2008
3.21
234
7
Basilica Di Sant'andrea: Relic, Called Preziosissimo Sangue Di Cristo ("Most Precious Blood Of Christ"), Is Preserved In The Sacred Vessels, According To The Tradition Was Brought To Mantua By The Roman Centurion Longinus. It Was Highly Venerated During The Renaissance. The Shrines Are Displayed Only On The Good Friday, To The Faithful And Then Brought Out Along The Streets Of Mantua In A Procession. (Wiki)
Arles
Arles
France
Inscribed: 1981
3.41
361
8
Some Parts Of St. Anthony, In The Church Of St. Trophime
See Findingsaintsrome.Blogspot.Nl
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Inscribed: 2014
3.05
257
9
The Relics Of Xuanzang Are Preserved At Xingjiao Temple
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Inscribed: 1991
2.30
254
10
A Relic Of St. Lazarus Was Stored In The Church Until A Fire In 1090 Which Destroyed It
Vézelay
Vézelay
France
Inscribed: 1979
3.08
182
8
Relics Of St Mary Magdalene
Reims
Reims
France
Inscribed: 1991
3.43
353
9
In The Abbey: The Remains Of St. Remi (Died 553), The Bishop Of Reims Who Converted Clovis, King Of The Franks, To Christianity
Reichenau
Reichenau
Germany
Inscribed: 2000
2.62
211
10
Head Of St. George, The Relics Of St Mark The Evangelist, And Many Others
Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries
Inscribed: 2018
2.99
82
4
"Tongdosa Temple Does Not Enshrine An Image Of The Buddha, Because There Are Relics Of The Buddha Enshrined In The Diamond Precept Platform." - Icomos
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Inscribed: 1991
4.19
956
20
Aachen Cathedral
Inscribed: 1978
3.73
431
19
Since 1349 The Aachen Pilgrimage Has Attracted Pilgrims From All Over The World Every Seven Years, To Come And Visit The City Of Charlemagne, Which Has Been Episcopal Residence Since 1930. Shown Are The Aachen Cloth Relics, Which According To Tradition Have Been Worshiped As Baby Jesus’ Diaper, John The Baptist’S Decapitation Cloth And Christ’S Loin Cloth.
See Www.Aachen.De
Quedlinburg
Inscribed: 1994
3.25
247
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One Of Mary's Hair Is Kept At Quedlinburg Abbey.
Ohrid Region
Ohrid Region
Albania, North Macedonia
Inscribed: 1979
3.40
251
7
Saint Clement's Relics Can Be Found In The Church Of Saints Clement And Panteleimon In Ohrid.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
Inscribed: 2021
3.94
274
12
St. Anthony's Chin And Tongue At The Basilica Of St. Anthony
Florence
Inscribed: 1982
4.46
801
15
San Miniato Al Monte: "The Crypt Is The Oldest Part Of The Church And The High Altar Supposedly Contains The Bones Of St Minias Himself".
Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
Inscribed: 1987
3.80
666
14
"The Church (...) Contains The Bones Of St. Ranieri, Pisa's Patron Saint".
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Siena
Siena
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
4.07
505
9
The Basilica Of San Domenico "Contains Several Relics Of St. Catherine Of Siena, Whose Family House Is Nearby."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
San Marino and Mount Titano
Inscribed: 2008
3.46
371
8
The Basilica Di San Marino Houses The Relics Of Saint Marinus, The Founder And Patron Of The Republic.
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ravenna
Ravenna
Italy
Inscribed: 1996
4.15
345
8
"The Relics Of Saint Apollinaris Were Transferred From The Basilica Of Sant'apollinare In Classe" To The Basilica Of Sant'apollinare Nuovo "Because Of The Threat Posed By Frequent Raids Of Pirates From The Adriatic Sea."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Val di Noto
Inscribed: 2002
3.37
247
11
San Giacomo, Caltagirone: "The Interior Houses A Relic, Putatively The Arm Of St James, Inside A Silver Box Engraved With Reliefs Depicting The Life Of The Saint".
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Syracuse
Inscribed: 2005
3.53
308
8
"As Of 2015 The Cathedral Holds A Number Of Relics Of St. Lucy, The Patroness Of The City: A Number Of Bone Fragments, A Robe, A Veil, And A Pair Of Shoes." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ferrara
Ferrara
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.20
278
10
The Relics Of San Leo Are Preserved In The Right Nave Of The Church Of Santo Stefano.
See It.Wikipedia.Org
Longobards in Italy
Inscribed: 2011
2.82
260
14
Benevento - The Church Of S. Sophia: " The Building Was Probably Completed By May 760, When In The Course Of A Most Solemn Ceremony, The Relics Of The Twelve Holy Martyr Brothers Were Moved To The Apse From Various Cities Around Italy. In 768 The Temple, Symbol Of Longobard Spirituality, Became The Resting Place For The Relics Of St. Mercurius And Later For A Further Thirty-One Martyr Saints And Confessors." (Nomination File, P. 199)
Nalanda
Nalanda
India
Inscribed: 2016
2.84
34
3
"In Nalanda There Is Only One Relic Stupa Which Is The Core Of Site No. 03. It Was Constructed By Emperor Ashoka In The 3rd Century Bc To Consecrate The Bodily Remains Of Sariputta." (Ab Ev)
Ferapontov Monastery
Inscribed: 2000
3.03
32
3
"Securing The Relics Of Martinian And His Subsequent Canonization Made It A Place Of Pilgrimage And Attracted Many Gifts And Endowments." (Ab Ev)
Champagne
Inscribed: 2015
3.18
268
9
Hautvillers Abbey: "In 841 A Priest From Reims Stole The Relic Of The Body Of Saint Helena From Rome And The Reliquary Was Transferred To The Abbey. (...) The Remaining Relics Of St. Helena Stayed In The Monastery Until The French Revolution Broke Out. The Monastery Was Destroyed But The Cellarer Was Able To Hide The Relics Until They Could Be Safely Transported To Paris For Public Veneration Again. They Were Then Entrusted To The Knights Of The Holy Sepulchre And Installed In Their Church, Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles De Paris, In 1819."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Inscribed: 1998
2.82
377
14
"From The 11th To The 13th Century "Staging Post" Churches Developed Along The Pilgrimage Route, And In Particular In France. Each Of These Was Proud To House Holy Relics; Indeed, The Cult Of Relics Was The Mainstay Of Medieval Pilgrimage." (Ab Ev) - The Cult Of Relics Is Jointly Linked To Characteristic Architectural Creations, So Much So That The Term "Pilgrimage Church" Is Always Used, Even If By Tradition And Convenience, To Designate Buildings Constructed From The End Of The 12th Century And Which Can Be Grouped By Common Architectural Characteristics. (Nomination File, P. 5) Examples Are The Relics Of Saint Foy In Conques, Saint Leonard In Saint-Léonard-De-Noblat, Saint Giles In Saint-Gilles Du Gard, Saint Severin Of Cologne In The Basilica Of Saint Severinus In Bordeaux, Saint Quitterie In Sainte-Quitterie Church, Saint Bertrand In The Saint-Bertrand-De-Comminges Cathedral, Saint Saturnin In The Basilica Of Saint-Sernin In Toulouse, Saint Amadour In The Saint-Sauveur Basilica Of Rocamadour.
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
France
Inscribed: 2007
3.27
342
7
The Crypt Of The Basilica Of Saint Severinus Houses The Sarcophagi Of The Saints Severinus, Delphin, Amandus Of Bordeaux, Veronica And Bénédicte.
See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
Amiens Cathedral
Inscribed: 1981
3.42
280
12
Apart From The Head Of John The Baptist, The Cathedral Also Holds The Relics Of The Saints Fermin, Honoratus Of Amiens, Ulphia, Theudosia Of Amiens And Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy, One Of The Korean Martyrs. (Wiki Fr)