Relics
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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.
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- Relics article from the Catholic Encyclopedia
- Relics
- Franciscan Relics- National Shrine of St Francis of Assisi
- Keeping Relics in Perspective
- A Place for Relics
- The veneration of the relics of saints - from the Summa Theologiae
- An Inventory of Relics by John Calvin
- Merchandising God: The Pope Tart - Karen Stollznow
- Book:Reliques et sainteté dans l'espace médiéval [1]