Relics of St. Demetrius, in the cathedral of Thessalonika, Greece.

A relic is an object, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of someone of religious significance, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of Buddhism, some denominations of Christianity, Hinduism, shamanism, and many other personal belief systems. Look up relic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2576x1932, 1580 KB) Summary Relics of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Greece. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2576x1932, 1580 KB) Summary Relics of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Greece. ... 12th-century mosaic depicting St Demetrios, from the Golden-Roofed Monastery in Kiev. ... The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... Various Religious symbols, including (first row) Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Bahai, (second row) Islamic, tribal, Taoist, Shinto (third row) Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Jain, (fourth row) Ayyavazhi, Triple Goddess, Maltese cross, pre-Christian Slavonic Religion is the adherence to codified beliefs and rituals that generally involve a faith in a spiritual... Veneration is a religious symbolic act giving honor to someone by honoring an image of that person, particularly applied to saints. ... A statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha in Tawang Gompa, India. ... For other senses of this word, see denomination. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... hinduism also involves the exchange of male pun. ... This article is about the practice of shamanism; for other uses, see Shaman (disambiguation). ...

The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae ('remains'). A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more relics. For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... For the band Reliquary, click here. ... Shrine is also used as a conventional translation of the Japanese Jinja. ...

Christian relics

Some Christian relics are two thousand years old.

A view inside the shrine of Saint Boniface of Dokkum in the hermit-church of Warfhuizen. The bone fragment in the middle is from Saint Boniface himself, the little folded papers on the left and right contain bone fragments of Saint Benedict of Nursia and Bernard of Clairvaux.

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History of Christian relics

One of the earliest sources cited to support the efficacy of relics is found in 2 Kings 13:20-21:

²⁰ Elisha died and was buried. Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every spring. ²¹ Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man's body into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet. (NIV) The New International Version (NIV) is an English translation of the Christian Bible which is the most popular of the modern translations of the Bible made in the twentieth century. ...

These verses are cited to claim that the Holy Spirit's indwelling also affects the physical body, that God can do miracles through the bodies of His servants, or both. Also cited is the veneration of Polycarp's relics recorded in the Martyrdom of Polycarp (written 150–160 AD). With regards to relics that are objects, an often cited passage is Acts 19:11–12, which says that Paul's handkerchiefs were imbued by God with healing power. The Martyrdom of Polycarp is one of the works of the Apostolic Fathers, and as such is one of the very few genuine such writings from the actual age of the persecutions. ... For the literature genre, see Acts of the Apostles (genre). ...

Many tales of miracles and other marvels were attributed to relics beginning in the early centuries of the church; many of these became especially popular during the Middle Ages. These tales are collected in books of hagiography such as the Golden Legend or the works of Caesar of Heisterbach. These miracle tales made relics much sought after during the Middle Ages. For other uses, see Miracle (disambiguation). ... Hagiography is the study of saints. ... For the Arthur Sullivan oratorio, see The Golden Legend (oratorio). ... Caesar of Heisterbach, also known as Caesarius of Heisterbach ca. ...

There are also many relics attributed to Jesus, perhaps most famously the Shroud of Turin, which is claimed to be the burial shroud of Jesus, although this is disputed. Pieces of the True Cross were one of the most highly sought after such relics; many churches claimed to possess a piece of it, so many that John Calvin famously remarked that there were enough pieces of the True Cross to build a ship from^[1], although a study in 1870^[2] found that put together the claimed relics weighed less than 1.7kg (0.04m³). There are many relics attributed to Jesus that people believe or believed to be authentic relics of the Gospel accounts. ... The first photo of the Shroud of Turin, taken in 1898, had the surprising feature that the image on the negative was clearer than the positive image. ... A shroud is typically something, usually a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... According to Christian tradition, the True Cross is the cross upon which Jesus was crucified. ... John Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. ...

Romano-Christian daemons and the "virtue" of relics

A reliquary in the church of San Pedro, Ayerbe, Spain

In his introduction to Gregory of Tours, Ernest Brehaut analyzed the Romano-Christian concepts that gave relics such a powerful draw (see link). He distinguished Gregory's constant usage of "sanctus" and "virtus", the first with its familiar meaning of "sacred" or "holy", and the second Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,028 × 1,521 pixels, file size: 414 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Autor: Pepe Bescós / octubre 2006 Brazos relicarios en madera dorada que se guardan en la iglesia parroquial de San Pedro de Ayerbe... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,028 × 1,521 pixels, file size: 414 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Autor: Pepe Bescós / octubre 2006 Brazos relicarios en madera dorada que se guardan en la iglesia parroquial de San Pedro de Ayerbe... This article needs cleanup. ... Saint Gregory of Tours (c. ...

"the mystic potency emanating from the person or thing that is sacred. These words have in themselves no ethical meaning and no humane implications whatever. They are the keywords of a religious technique and their content is wholly supernatural. In a practical way the second word [virtus] is the more important. It describes the uncanny, mysterious power emanating from the supernatural and affecting the natural. The manifestation of this power may be thought of as a contact between the natural and the supernatural in which the former, being an inferior reality, of course yielded. These points of contact and yielding are the miracles we continually hear of. The quality of sacredness and the mystic potency belong to spirits, in varying degrees to the faithful, and to inanimate objects. They are possessed by spirits, acquired by the faithful, and transmitted to objects."

Opposed to this holy "virtue" was also a false mystic potency that emanated from inhabiting daemons who were conceived of as alien and hostile. Truly holy virtus would defeat it, but it could affect natural phenomena and effect its own kinds of miracles, deceitful and malignant ones. This "virtue" Gregory of Tours and other Christian writers associated with the devil, demons, soothsayers, magicians, pagans and pagan gods, and heretics. False virtus inhabited images of the pagan gods, the "idols" of our museums and archaeology, and destroying it accounts for some of the righteous rage with which mobs of Christians toppled sculptures, and smashed classical bas-reliefs (particularly the faces), as our museums attest. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Main Altar of St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque, Iowa, containing the remains of Saint Cessianus - an eight year old boy martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian.

The transmissibility of this potency, this virtus, is still reflected in the Roman Catholic classifications of relics in degrees, as mentioned above. By transmission, the "virtus" might be transmitted to the city. When St Martin died, November 8, 397, at a village halfway between Tours and Poitiers, the inhabitants of these cities were well ready to fight for his body, which the people of Tours managed to secure by stealth. The story of the purloining of St. Nicholas of Myra is another example. The Image of Edessa was reputed to render that city impregnable. Seen here is a photo of the main altar at St. ... Seen here is a photo of the main altar at St. ... Saint Raphaels Cathedral Saint Raphaels is the cathedral parish for the Archdiocese of Dubuque, in Iowa. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Iowa Coordinates: , Country State County Dubuque Incorporated 1833 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Roy D. Buol  - City manager Michael C. Van Milligen Area  - City 71. ... Saint Cessianus was a Roman Catholic Saint and Martyr. ... For other uses, see Martyr (disambiguation). ... Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (c. ... Saint Martin of Tours (Latin: Martinus), (316/317 – November 11, 397 in Candes) was a bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Council of Carthage: Definitive declaration of the biblical canon Candida Casa founded by Saint Ninian. ... For other uses, see Nicholas. ... According to the legend, King Abgarus received the Image of Edessa from the apostle Thaddeus. ...

• Ernest Brehaut, in his introduction to Gregory of Tours, analyzes the 6th-century meanings of sanctus and virtus

Roman Catholic classification and prohibitions

The Chains of Saint Peter, preserved in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, a second-class relic.

Saint Jerome declared, "We do not worship, we do not adore, for fear that we should bow down to the creature rather than to the creator, but we venerate the relics of the martyrs in order the better to adore him whose martyrs they are" (Ad Riparium, i, P.L., XXII, 907). ` Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Façade of the Basilica. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ...

First-Class Relics 

Items directly associated with the events of Christ's life (manger, cross, etc.), or the physical remains of a saint (a bone, a hair, a limb, etc.). Traditionally, a martyr's relics are often more prized than the relics of other saints. Also, some saints' relics are known for their extraordinary incorruptibility and so would have high regard. It is important to note that parts of the saint that were significant to that saint's life are more prized relics. For instance, King St. Stephen of Hungary's right forearm is especially important because of his status as a ruler. A famous theologian's head may be his most important relic. (The head of St. Thomas Aquinas was removed by the monks at the Cistercian abbey at Fossanova where he died). Logically, if a saint did a lot of travelling then the bones of his feet may be prized. Current Catholic teaching prohibits relics to be divided up into small, unrecognizable parts if they are to be used in liturgy (i.e, as in an altar; see the rubrics listed in Rite Of Dedication of a Church and an Altar).

Second-Class Relics 

An item that the saint wore (a sock, a shirt, a glove, etc.) Also included is an item that the saint owned or frequently used, for example, a crucifix, book etc. Again, an item more important in the saint's life is thus a more important relic.

Third-Class Relics 

Anything which has touched a first or second class relic of a saint.

The sale of relics is strictly forbidden by the Church. The Code of Canon Law states:^[3] Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Canon law is the term used for...

§1190 §1 - "It is absolutely forbidden to sell sacred relics."

§1190 §2 - "Relics of great significance and other relics honored with great reverence by the people cannot be alienated validly in any manner or transferred permanently without the permission of the Apostolic See."

Importance of Relics in Medieval Christianity

Since the beginning of Christianity, patrons have seen relics as a way to come closer to a person who was deemed divine and thus form a closer bond with God. Since Christians during the Middle Ages often took pilgrimages to shrines of holy people, relics became a large business. The pilgrims saw the purchasing of a relic as a means to bring the shrine back with him or her upon returning home in a small way, since during the Middle Ages the concept of physical proximity to the “holy” (tombs of saints or their personal objects) was considered extremely important (Brown, 89). This is in accordance with Andre Vauchez, who writes in his book Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages, “[The common people] preferred the saints close to them in space and time” (Vauchez, 139). Now, instead of having to travel hundreds of miles to become near to a venerated saint, one could enjoy intimacy with him/her from home.

Pre-Christian relics

At Athens the supposed remains of Oedipus and Theseus enjoyed an honor that is very difficult to distinguish from a religious cult, while Plutarch gives accounts of the translation of the bodies of Demetrius (Demetrius iii) and Phocion (Phocion xxxvii) which in many details anticipate Christian practice. The bones or ashes of Aesculapius at Epidaurus, and of Perdiccas I at Macedon were treated with the deepest veneration, as were those of the Persian Zoroaster, according to the Chronicon Paschale (Dindorf, p. 67). However; there is no tradition in Zoroastrianism or its scriptures to support this postulation. For other uses, see Oedipus (disambiguation). ... Theseus (Greek ) was a legendary king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered by Aegeus and Poseidon, with whom Aethra lay in one night (By some accounts, this was presented as a rape). ... Mestrius Plutarchus (Greek: Πλούταρχος; 46 - 127), better known in English as Plutarch, was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist. ... Look up Demetrius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Phocion (c402 - c318 BC), Athenian statesman and general, was born the son of a small manufacturer. ... Asclepius was the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology, according to which he was born a mortal but was given immortality as the constellation Ophiuchus after his death. ... Panoramic view of the theater at Epidaurus Epidaurus (Epidauros) was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece at the Saronic Gulf. ... Perdiccas I was king of Macedonia from about 700 BC to about 678 BC. Categories: People stubs | Macedonian monarchs ... Zoroaster (Greek Ζωροάστρης, Zōroastrēs) or Zarathustra (Avestan: Zaraθuštra), also referred to as Zartosht (Persian: ; Kurdish: ), was an ancient Iranian prophet and religious poet. ... Chronicon Paschale (the Paschal Chronicle) is the conventional name of a 7th-century Byzantine universal chronicle of the world. ... Zoroastrianism is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra, Zartosht). ...

Buddhist relics

Main article: Ringsel

In Buddhism, relics of the Buddha and various saints are venerated. Originally, after the Buddha's death, his body was divided for the purpose of relics, and there was an armed conflict between factions for possession of the relics. Afterward, these relics were taken to wherever Buddhism was spread. Ringsel from the Buddha and various students Ringsel or Sarira (Tibetan: རིང་བསྲེལ།; Wylie: ring-bsrel; Sanskrit: शरीर (Sarira); Japanese: 仏舎利; Chinese: Sheli 舍利), are generic terms for Buddhist relics, although in common usage, these terms usually refer to a kind of pearl or crystal-like bead-shaped objects that are purportedly found among the... A statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha in Tawang Gompa, India. ... Siddhartha and Gautama redirect here. ...

Some relics believed to be original relics of Buddha still survive including the much revered Sacred Relic of the tooth of the Buddha in Sri Lanka. The Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka The tooth sanctuary The Sacred Relic of the tooth of the Buddha is venerated in Sri Lanka as a relic of the founder of Buddhism. ...

Buddha relics from Kanishka's stupa in Peshawar, Pakistan, now in Mandalay, Burma. Teresa Merrigan, 2005

More relics of bone which were discovered during archaeological excavations of a stupa built in Peshawar, Pakistan by the Kushan Emperor Kanishka in the second century A.D. In 1909, three pieces of bone (approx 1½ in. or 3.8 cm long) were found in a crystal reliquary in a bronze casket bearing an effigy of Kanishka and an inscription recording his gift.^[4][5] They were removed to Mandalay, Burma by the Earl of Minto, Viceroy and Governor General of India, in 1910, for safekeeping.^[6] They were originally kept in a stupa in Mandalay but this has become dilapidated and is used for housing. The relics are meanwhile being kept safely in a nearby monastery until funds can be found to build a new stupa to house the relics next to Mandalay Hill. The crystal reliquary holding the bones is now enclosed in a gold and ruby casket provided by Burmese devotees. The miniature gold stupa in which they were transported to Mandalay may be seen in the photo to the left of the modern ruby and gold reliquary. Download high resolution version (1473x993, 173 KB)This picture is of the ruby and gold relic casket holding a crystal reliquary with three fragments of bone believed to be true relics of Gautama Buddha, buried by the Kushan Emperor Kanishka in the 2nd century A.D. at his stupa in... Download high resolution version (1473x993, 173 KB)This picture is of the ruby and gold relic casket holding a crystal reliquary with three fragments of bone believed to be true relics of Gautama Buddha, buried by the Kushan Emperor Kanishka in the 2nd century A.D. at his stupa in... The Great Stupa at Sanchi. ...   (Urdu: پشاور; Pashto: پښور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pekhawar in Pashto. ... This article is about the city in Myanmar. ... The Great Stupa at Sanchi. ...   (Urdu: پشاور; Pashto: پښور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pekhawar in Pashto. ... Boundary of the Kushan empire, c. ... Kanishka (Kushan language: , Ancient Chinese: 迦腻色伽) was a king of the Kushan Empire in South Asia, ruling an empire extending from Northern India to Central Asia in the 2nd century of the common era, famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. ... This article is about the city in Myanmar. ...

The stupa is a building created specifically for the relics. Many Buddhist temples have stupas and historically, the placement of relics in a stupa often became the initial structure around which the whole temple would be based. Today, many stupas also hold the ashes or ringsel of prominent/respected Buddhists who were cremated. Ringsel from the Buddha and various students Ringsel or Sarira (Tibetan: རིང་བསྲེལ།; Wylie: ring-bsrel; Sanskrit: शरीर (Sarira); Japanese: 仏舎利; Chinese: Sheli 舍利), are generic terms for Buddhist relics, although in common usage, these terms usually refer to a kind of pearl or crystal-like bead-shaped objects that are purportedly found among the... The crematorium at Haycombe Cemetery, Bath, England. ...

The Buddha's relics serves to prove to people that enlightenment is possible, and to also promote good virtue.

Muslim relics

Footprint of the prophet Muhammad, preserved in the türbe (funerary mausoleum) in Eyüp, Istanbul.

While various relics are preserved by different Muslim communities, the most important are those known as The Sacred Trusts, more than 600 pieces treasured in the Privy Chamber of the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,280 × 960 pixels, file size: 577 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Istanbul - Teca che custodisce una impronta del piede di Maometto impressa miracolosamente nella pietra, conservata nella türbe (mausoleo funebre) di Eyüp. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,280 × 960 pixels, file size: 577 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Istanbul - Teca che custodisce una impronta del piede di Maometto impressa miracolosamente nella pietra, conservata nella türbe (mausoleo funebre) di Eyüp. ... For other senses of this word, see Prophet (disambiguation). ... Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... Turbe of Damad Ali-Pasha, conqueror of Moreia, in Belgrades Kalemegdan fortress. ... Eyüp is a district of the city of İstanbul and sub-province of İstanbul Province Originally this area was a village beyond the walls of the city of Istanbul but as the city grew it became incorporated into the city. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... The Sacred Trusts are more than 600 piece treasures kept in the Privy Chamber of the Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul. ... The Privy Chamber is part of the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, where the Sultans have used as office and also kept the Sacred Trusts. ... For the 1964 movie, see Topkapi (film). ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ...

Muslims believe that these treasures include the sword and standard of Muhammad, a hair from his beard, and the staff of Moses. Most of the trusts can be seen in the museum, however, the most important of them can only be seen during the month of Ramadan. The Quran has been recited next to these relics uninterruptedly since they were brought to the Topkapi Palace. Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ... This article is about religious observances during the month of Ramadan. ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...

Cultural relics

Relic is also the term for something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared, but also an object cherished for historical or memorial value (such as a keepsake or heirloom).

References

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Bibliography

• Relics, by Joan Carroll Cruz, OCDS, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc, 1984. ISBN 0-87973-701-8
• Reliques et sainteté dans l'espace médiéval [1]
• Brown, Peter; Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity; University of Chicago Press; 1982
• Vauchez, Andre; Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages; Cambridge University Press; 1997

Joan Carroll Cruz, author, was born in 1932 in New Orleans, and was educated (grade school, high school and college) by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. ...

Relics in fiction

• The Relic by Eca De Queiros, Dedalus Ltd, UK 1994. ISBN 0-94662-694-4
• The Translation of Father Torturo by Brendan Connell, Prime Books, 2005. ISBN 0-80950-043-4

See also

• Amulet
• Ancestor worship
• Animism
• Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral
• Idolatry in Christianity
• Magic and religion
• Pilgrim
• Pilgrimage
• Relics attributed to Jesus
• Totemism
• Translation (relics)
• Veneration of the dead
• List of Buddhist topics
• Relics (Pink Floyd album)

An amulet from the Black Pullet grimoire. ... Ancestor worship, also ancestor veneration, is a religious practice based on the belief that ones ancestors possess supernatural powers. ... The term Animism is derived from the Latin anima, meaning soul.[1][2] In its most general sense, animism is simply the belief in souls. ... The Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne cathedral. ... Idolatry, in Christian theology, is the worship of a created object rather than the true God. ... A belief in magic as a means of influencing the world seems to have been common in all cultures. ... Monument to pilgrims in Burgos, Spain This article is on religious pilgrims. ... This article is about the religious or spiritual journey. ... There are many relics attributed to Jesus that people believe or believed to be authentic relics of the Gospel accounts. ... Totemism (derived from the root -oode in the Ojibwe language, which referred to something kinship-related) is a religious belief that is frequently associated with shamanistic religions. ... Depiction of St. ... In many cultures the dead are seen as not permanently severed from the living. ... Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The following is a List of Buddhist topics: A Abhidharma Ahimsa Ajahn Ajahn Chah Ajanta Aksobhya Alexandra David-Néel... Relics is a compilation album by Pink Floyd released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). ...

External links

• 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 [2]
• Buddhist relics
• Cultural 'saints'? Friday March 03, 2006, Arts Hub
• Sacred Relics and Imperial Ceremonies at the Great Palace of Constantinople

• Reliquiae vs Rude Chaos: the Art of Michaël Magerat