A GAZETTEER OF RELICS
AND MIRACULOUS IMAGES
The following lists relics and miraculous images in a way to be of more convenience to
those interested in visiting them. No attempt has been made to verify the miracles accounted or
the historical truth of the relics, but what they have in common is that they are all venerated by
individuals who believe them to truly be a link to the saints and to God. Unless otherwise noted,
all of these saints are Roman Catholic saints and their relics are enshrined in Roman Catholic
Churches, but some Orthodox saints, as well as the uncanonised martyr Oscar Romero, are
included as well. These are arranged alphabetically by location and in decreasing size of that
location (for example country, state, county, city), but churches are listed alphabetically by the
saint to which they are dedicated, not by the church's official name. Where appropriate,
when certain geographical designations are unknown, question marks have been used. Some
listings are incomplete; these can be found on the Incomplete
Listings Gazetteer Page. Additions or corrections to this list may be e-mailed to mabeherec@hotmail.com.
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CANADA
EL SALVADOR
ETHIOPIA
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HUNGARY
INDIA
IRAN
IRAQ
IRELAND
ITALY
JORDAN
LEBANON
MEXICO
POLAND
PORTUGAL
RUSSIA
SPAIN
SWEEDEN
SWITZERLAND
SYRIA
TURKEY
THE UNITED KINGDOM
THE UNITED STATES
VATICAN CITY (Currently indexed under ITALY: Latium: Rome and the Vatican)
YUGOSLAVIA
SOURCES
Convent of St. Elizabeth
Preserves the skull of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, crowned with the golden crown she wore in life,
with some of her other bones, in a glass case trimmed with gold (Cruz 1984: 243).
Hofburg Treasure House
Preserves the Maurice [St. Mauritius] Spear, which some claim is the Lance of Longinus, in the blade of which is inserted a nail said to have been
used during Christ's crucifixion (Ravenscroft 1982);
preserves in the Reichkleinodien (Imperial Regalia) the Sword of St. Maurice [Mauritius]
(Ravenscroft 1982).
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Parochial Church of Weverlgham
Preserves a portion of the Crown of Thorns (Cruz 1984: 35-36, 37).
ANTWERP
Preserves the relics of St. Dymphna (Cruz 1984: 239);
Preserves the remains of St. Dymphna's martyred confessor (Cruz 1984: 239).
BRABANT
Cathedral of Ghent
Preserves a fragment of the True Cross (Cruz 1984: 41).
EAST FLANDERS
Sts. Peter and Paul Abbey
Preserves St. Bernard's plain staff, now encased in an outer coating of precious metal, upon which
is carved an image of St. Bernard in prayer before the Child Jesus and the Blessed Mother (Cruz
1984: 222).
St. Michael's Church
Preserves a Thorn from the Crown of Thorns (Cruz 36).
RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Preserves a crucifix which reportedly bled in 1968 (Mysteries of the
Unexplained 1982: 306).
NEW BRUNSWICK
Our Lady of the Assumption Trappistine Abbey
Preserves the bones of St. Theophile in a waxen figure of a Roman boy (Cruz 1984: 294);
Preserves an ampule of the blood of St. Theophile (Cruz 1984: 294).
ONTARIO
A Greek Orthodox Church
Preserves a weeping icon of Our Lady of Kazan (Nickell
1997).
QUEBEC
Basilica of St. Anne
Preserves seven main relics of St. Anne, mother of Mary, including a fragment of her wristbone
exposed on the saint's altar behind a miraculous statue of St. Anne holding the child Mary (Cruz
1984: 135; 153-154).
PRAGUE
Church of the Infant of Prague (Kostel Prazskeho Jezulatka)
Preserves the miraculous statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague, crowned by the bishop of Prague
(Cruz 1984: 160-161).
St. Vitus Cathedral
Preserves the incorrupt tongue of St. John Nepomucene (St. John Nepomuk) (Cruz 1984:
269);
Preserves the bones of St. John Nepomucene (St. John Nepomuk) (Cruz 1984:
269).
The east transept of the Cathedral here houses Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero's
tomb. In 1986, the first year public processions were legally allowed to mark his death, 10,000
people marched to the cathedral for his anniversary Mass (Woodward 1990: 38).
The Hospital of the Transfiguration (a Carmelite cancer hospital)
On the same grounds on which stands the chapel where he was assassinated, Archbishop Oscar
Arnulfo Romero's small three-room concrete bungalow has been left in the same condition as it
was on the day he died. The main room is empty of furniture with the exception of a shelf of
books and on display here are Romero's cassocks, skullcaps, and bishop's mitre and staff. In a
second room hangs a hammock on which Romero used to take his siesta. The bedroom is
furnished solely with a narrow bed, a nightstand, and a small desk with a lamp in the shape of a
Pietá, and hanging on the bedroom walls are pictures of the Crucifixion, the Madonna and
Child, and Pope Paul VI. A small bathroom stands to one side of the bedroom. Somewhere in
the garden of the hospital are concealed Archbishop Romero's incorrupt viscera,
removed from his body during embalming (Woodward 1990: 39). A vial of liquid blood taken
from the organs when they were disinterred two years following his death was presented to Pope
John Paul II in 1983 (Woodward 1990: 44).
Note: Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero is not a canonised saint. On 24 March 1980,
Archbishop Romero was shot to death while saying Mass in a chapel at the Hospital of the
Transfiguration, probably by government assassins (Woodward 1990: 36-37). The Pope has
called him a martyr (Woodward 1990: 44), and several posthumous cures and miracles have been
attributed to his intercession (Woodward 1990: 38). In 1990, on the tenth anniversary of
Archbishop Romero's death, his successor, the late Archbishop Arturo Rivera y Damas,
announced the initiation of a formal investigation into Archbishop Romero's life, virtues, and
death (Woodward 1990: 48), and it seems to the current writer that Archbishop Romero will one
day be canonised. However, by Canon Law these relics and Archbishop Oscar Romero himself
should not be venerated by public cult until such time as the Archbishop is canonised (Canon
1187) and, in loving obediance to Papal decree, the pageholder does not wish to prejudge Holy
Mother Church in this matter or in any other matter. Final authority in all matters of religion,
including those relating to miracles and canonisations, rests with the Holy See, to whose
judgement the current writer willingly submits. For a discussion relating to Archbishop Romero
of San Salvador and his possible canonisation, see Woodward 1990, pages 36-49.
TIGRAY
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Parish church
Preserves the incorrupt remains of St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney (the Curé d'Ars) (Cruz
1984: 259).
Shrine of the Curé's Heart
Preserves the incorrupt heart of St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney (the Curé d'Ars) (Cruz
1984: 259).
The former living quarters of St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney (the Curé
d'Ars)
Preserves a number of articles used by St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney (the Cur&eacue; d'Ars),
including religious pictures he himself hung, the saint's breviary, a rosary, a blood-stained
discipline (a knotted rope he used for his personal penance), clothing, vestments, kitchen utensils,
and a bed once set on fire by a demon, his rooms being left as they were the day he died (Cruz
1984: 259).
Preserves the remains of St. Germaine Cousin in a figure representing her in a
golden urn in the parish church (Cruz 1984: 254).
Preserves a portion of the sponge which was filled with vinegar and offered to
Christ on the cross (Cruz 1984: 44).
The monastery here preserves a vestment used by St. Bernard (Cruz 1984:
222).
The parish church here preserves the baptismal font used in the baptism of St.
Catherine Laboure (Cruz 1984: 225);
Preserves the cradle, family pew, and clothes used by St. Catherine Laboure (Cruz 1984:
225).
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Claims to preserve a portion of the relics of St. Benedict (Cruz 1984: 218).
Cluniac Abbey
Preserves a relic of St. Mary Magdalene (Cruz 1984: 157-158).
Basilica of St. Maximin
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Mary Magdalene in a tomb above an altar in the crypt
(Cruz 1984: 156-158).
AQUITAINE
Carmelite monastery
Preserves the majority of the remains of St. Simon Stock in the chapel occupying the room in
which he died (Cruz 1984: 290-291).
Preserves the rosary held by St. Bernadette Soubirous during her visions (Cruz
1984: 220);
Preserves St. Bernadette's white cape (Cruz 1984: 220);
Preserves St. Bernadette's black shoes (Cruz 1984: 220).
BASSE-NORMANDIE
Carmelite Convent
Preserves the statue of the Virgin Mary which moved and smiled at St. Thérèse of
Lisieux during an adolescent illness (Cruz 1984: 297-298);
Preserves the long hair shorn from St. Thérèse of Lisieux upon her entrance into
the Carmelite convent (Cruz 1984: 145, 298);
Preserves the Carmelite habit, veil, mantle, and flower wreath of Thérèse of
Lisieux (Cruz 1984: 144, 298);
Preserves a number of small articles, including the copy books and a pair of wooden shoes,
belonging to St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Cruz 1984: 298).
BOURGOGNE
Convent of St. Gildard
Preserves the formerly incorrupt body of St. Bernadette encased in wax (Cruz 1984: 143,
220);
Preserves the armchair in which St. Bernadette died, and the accompanying footstool (Cruz 1984:
220);
Preserves the travelling bag, purse, and umbrella used by St. Bernadette on her trip from Lourdes
to Nevers (Cruz 1984: 220);
Preserves a letter written by St. Bernadette to school friends about her trip to Nevers (Cruz 1984:
220);
Preserves a woolen sweater, shoes, stockings, shoe horn, apron, flat iron, scissors, gloves, and
other items used by St. Bernadette (Cruz 1984: 220);
Preserves an alb embroidered by St. Bernadette for Bishop Forcade of Nevers (Cruz 1984:
220);
Preserves a crucifix given to St. Bernadette by Pope Pius IX (Cruz 1984: 220);
Preserves a rosary, medals, and Sacred Heart badge owned by St. Bernadette (Cruz 1984:
220).
BRITTANY
Ste-Anne-de-la-Palue (or Palude)
Church of Saint Anne
Preserves a statue of Saint Anne said to have been pulled from
the sea (Johnson 1927: 31-34).
Church of Saint Anne
Preserves a portion of the remains of St. Anne (Cruz 1984: 153);
Preserves a statue of Saint Anne unearthed following a vision in
1623, as well as a connected healing well (Johnson 1927: 34-36).
Cathedral of Vannes
Preserves the remains of St. Vincent Ferrer (Cruz 1984: 302).
CENTRE
Nôtre Dame de Chartes
Preserves the veil, tunic, or chemise of Mary (Cruz 1984:
63-65), before the statue of Our Lady of the Pillar (Cruz 1984: 99);
Preserves second-order relics of St. Lubin, Bishop of Chartes (Cruz 1984:
64).
FRANCHE-COMTÉ
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Cruz 1984:
243).
Monastère de Ste. Claire
Preserves the Cross of Heaven, conataining a relic of the True Cross, miraculously presented to
St. Colette (Cruz 1984: 170);
Preserves a crucifix presented to St. Colette by St. Vincent Ferrer, believed to have once been St.
Vincent's mission cross and now the chapel altar cross (Cruz 1984: 151,
170).
Nôtre Dame de la Blanche (Our Lady of the White [Statue])
Preserves a Host saved from fire by 33 hours of levitation in 1608. The monstrance in which it
levitated (which also contained another Host which was sent to Dole in December 1608, a relic of
St. Agatha, a protective silk cloth, a papal proclamation of indulgences, and an episcopal letter
whose seal was melted by the heat) was destroyed during the Revolution (Cruz 1984: 19-
21).
Monastère de Ste. Claire
Preserves the main portion of the relics of St. Colette in a golden reliquary resembling a church
(Cruz 1984: 170, 234);
Preserves several small articles owned by St. Colette, including a wooden bowl, an autographed
letter, the saint's seal, and a wax tablet book with an ivory cover depicting the adoration of the
Magi (Cruz 1984: 234).
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE
Chapel
77 Rue de Reuilly
Preserves the incorrupt heart of St. Catherine Laboure, visionary of the Miraculous Medal, in a
reliquary of crystal and gold (Cruz 1984: 225);
Preserves the original tomb of St. Catherine Laboure in the crypt (Cruz 1984:
225).
Motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity
140 Rue du Bac
Preserves the incorrupt heart of St. Vincent de Paul on his altar (Cruz 1984: 62);
Preserves the relics of St. Louise de Marillac in a wax figure of her (Cruz 1984: 62, 225);
Preserves the body of St. Catherine Laboure, visionary of the Miraculous Medal, under the side
altar of Our Lady of the Sun (Cruz 1984: 62, 223-225);
Preserves the amputated incorrupt hands of St. Catherine Laboure in the novitiate cloister (Cruz
1984: 225);
Preserves the Chair in which Our Lady sat during her first Apparition to St. Catherine Laboure
and statues representing Our Lady during her second two Apparitions (Cruz 1984:
62).
Nôtre Dame de Paris
Preserves a portion of the Crown of Thorns, now devoid of thorns, displayed once a year on
Good Friday (Cruz 1984: 31, 35-36);
Preserves a portion of the sponge which was filled with vinegar and offered to Christ on the cross
(Cruz 1984: 44).
Preserves a fragment of the True Cross (Cruz 1984: 41);
Preserves a Nail of the Crucifixion (Cruz 1984: 42).
Basilique Saint-Denys
Preserves the seamless tunic of Christ, in pieces since the Revolution (Cruz 1984: 23-25,
27).
MIDI-PYRÉNÉES
Preserves the remains of St. Antoninus (Merton [1948] 1976:
35-36).
PICARDIE
St. Medard
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Sebastian (Cruz 1984: 285).
PROVENCE
Preseves the majority of the relics of St. Anne (Cruz 1984:
136).
The Cathedral here holds entombed the remains of Bl. Charles Joseph Eugene
DeMazenod, O.M.I., Bishop and Founder (Holy Year Hero n.d.).
RHÔNE-ALPES
Monastery of the Order of the Visitation
Holds entombed the remains of St. Francis de Sales (Cruz 1984: 251);
Holds entombed the remains of St. Jane Frances de Chantal (Cruz 1984:
251).
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Abbey of St. Blasius (in the Black Forest)
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Blaise (Cruz 1984: 223).
BAVARIA
Church of St. Walburga
Preserves the remains of St. Walburga in a bowl above the main altar (Cruz 1984:
199-201);
Preserves the oil of St. Walburga which seeps from the saint's remains between 12 October every
year and 25 February the following year (Cruz 1984: 191, 199-201).
Benedictine Cloister
Preserves a robe or purse which formerly belonged to St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Cruz 1984:
243).
HESSE
Church of St. Elizabeth
Preserves some of the relics of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, and the original golden shrine in which
her relics were kept until 1539 (Cruz 1984: 243).
Marburg University Museum
Preserves some relics of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Cruz 1984: 243).
LOWER SAXONY
Preserves a portion of the remains of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Cruz 1984:
243).
NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA
Aix La Chapelle
Preserves the swaddling clothes of the Baby Jesus, kept in the Reliquary Shrine for the Arm of St.
Simeon and displayed an average of once every seven years (Cruz 1984: 23);
Preserves a portion of the sponge which was filled with vinegar and offered to Christ on the cross
(Cruz 1984: 44);
Preserves the loincloth said to have been worn by Jesus on the cross (Cruz 1984: 65);
Preserves a shroud exhibited once every seven years said to be that of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Cruz 1984: 65);
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Anne (Cruz 1984: 136).
Preserves some of the remains of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Cruz 1984:
243).
Cologne Cathedral
Preserves within the Shrine of the Three Kings the relics of the Three Kings (Cruz 1984: 149,
154-155);
Preserves the relics of St. Felix within the Shrine of the Three Kings (Cruz 1984: 149,
154);
Preserves the relics of St. Gregory of Spoleto within the Shrine of the Three Kings (Cruz 1984:
149, 154);
Preserves the relics of St. Nabor within the Shrine of the Three Kings (Cruz 1984: 149,
154).
RHINELAND-PALATINATE
Cathedral of Trier
Preserves the seamless coat of Christ (Cruz 1984: 23, 25-27);
Preserves a Thorn from the Crown of Thorns (Cruz 1984: 37);
Preserves a fragment of the True Cross (Cruz 1984: 41);
Preserves a Nail of the Crucifixion (Cruz 1984: 42).
THÜRINGEN
Preserves a glass cup said to have been used by St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Cruz 1984:
243).
Preserves the head of St. Andrew the Apostle in a silver bust reliquary (Cruz 1984:
106-107).
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Cathedral of Grosswardein
Preserves the majority of the remains of King St. Ladislas (Cruz 1984: 270).
BUDAPEST
Royal Palace
St. Sigismund's Chapel
Preserves the incorrupt right hand of King St. Stephen of Hungary (Cruz 1984:
293).
Cathedral of St. Stephen
Preserves the majority of the remains of King St. Stephen of Hungary (Cruz 1984:
292-293).
GYÖR-MOSON-SOPRON
Cathedral of Györ
Preserves the head of King St. Ladislas in a golden reliquary (Cruz 1984: 270);
Preserves the miraculous painting of the Irish Madonna (Cruz 1984: 270).
TAMIL NADU
Cathedral of St. Thomas of Mylapore
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Thomas the Apostle (Cruz 1984: 132).
Atop this mountain, on which St. Thomas the Apostle was martyred by a pagan's
sword, a stone engraved with a cross bled on 18 December from 1558 to 1704, with some
interuptions (Cruz 1984: 132).
Here is preserved the tomb of Mordecai and Queen Hester ([Maude] 1854: 165-
166).
MOSUL
Preserved in this town is said to be the tomb of the Prophet Nahum (Leroy 1963:
164).
Sheik Matti Monophysite Monastery (formerly Mar Matti)
Here are entombed the remains of St. Matti, the Monastery's founder (Leroy 1963: 172).
NOTE: While Sheik Matti is now a Monophysite monastery, its founder lived and died before
that sect's break with the Catholic Church.
DUBLIN
The National Museum
Preserves the Clog-an-Eadbacta Phatraic, the "Bell of St. Patrick's Will," formerly buried
with St. Patrick and now enclosed in a bell-shaped shrine (Pennick 1997: 122-123).
ROSCOMMON
The bell of St. Cumasnach is preserved here by its hereditary keepers (Pennick 1997:
123).
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Preserves the remains of St. Gerard Majella (Cruz 1984: 201-203).
Augustinian Convent
Preserves the incorrupt body of St. Rita of Cascia (Cruz 1984: 283-284);
Preserves the wedding ring and other small relics of St. Rita of Cascia (Cruz 1984:
284).
Church of St. Francis
Preserves an armbone of St. Maria Goretti in the crypt of the ancient Church of the Addolorata
(Cruz 1984: 277).
ABRUZZI
St. Francis of Assisi Church
Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle
Frati Minori Conventuali
66034 Lanciano (CH)
Telephone: (0872) 713-189
Preserves a Host turned to Flesh and five pellets of congealed Blood physically transformed
during the Mass of a priest of the Order of St. Basil in AD 700. (Tests in 1971 performed by Dr.
Odoardo Linoli show the Host is composed of heart tissue and that the Blood is human, type
AB.) The Host is exposed daily for veneration (Cruz 1984: 10-15, 152).
Basilica of Ortona
Preserves the head of St. Thomas the Apostle in a silver bust reliquary (Cruz 1984: 133);
Preserves a portion of the remains of St. Thomas the Apostle in the crypt (Cruz 1984:
133).
APULIA
Basilica of St. Nicholas
Preserves the remains of Bishop St. Nicholas, which exude a miraculous oil (Cruz 1984:
195-199).
CALABRIA
Sanctuary Basilica of St. Francis of Paola
Preserves some of the bones of St. Francis of Paola within an altar (Cruz 1984: 249);
Preserves a rib of St. Francis of Paola enclosed in a silver image reliquary on the top shelf of a
niche to the left of the altar containing the majority of the remaining bones of St. Francis of Paola
(Cruz 1984: 249-250);
Preserves a capuche, a shirt, a pair of clogs, stockings, and a rosary used by St. Francis of Paola,
a pot in which St. Francis cooked beans without a fire, the mantle used by St. Francis to cross the
Strait of Messina (used in the Blessing of the Sea and Seafarers on 2 April, the saint's feast day),
the crucifix before which St. Francis prayed while in his hermitage, and an ancient copy of St.
Francis of Paola's Process of Beatification in a reliquary beneath the image reliquary of St. Francis
in the niche to the left of the altar containing the majority of his remaining bones (Cruz 1984:
250).
CAMPANIA
Preserves a portion of the remains of St. Andrew the Apostle, which exude a
miraculous liquid and solid (Cruz 1984: 106-107, 192-194).
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, also known as St.
Nathanael the Apostle (Cruz 1984: 107-109).
The Cathedral of Naples
Preserves the miraculous blood of St. Januarius (St. Gennaro), said to liquify 18 times each year:
the Saturday before the first Sunday in May and the eight days following, St. Januarius' Feast Day
(19 September) and during the Octave, and 16 December, as well as at spontaneous times (Cruz
1984: 181-186);
preserves the head of St. Januarius in a silver bust (Cruz 1984: 183);
preserves the bones of St. Januarius (Cruz 1984: 183).
The Monastery of St. Gregorio Armeno
Preserves the miraculous blood of St. Patricia, which is said to have flown from her bones and is
said to liquify on her Feast Day of 25 August as well as at spontaneous times throughout the year
(Cruz 1984: 188-189).
Our Lady of Pompeii
Preserves the painting of Our Lady of Pompeii (Cruz 1984: 88-89).
A Capuchin Church here preserves a stone built into the wall believed to have come
into contact with the blood of St. Januarius (San Gennaro) at the time of his martyrdom and bears
what are said to be blood stains which are said to darken and moisten at the time of the
liquefaction of the blood of Januarius preserved at Naples (Lechmere 1943: 440).
St. Pantaleon's Cathedral
Preserves the viscous blood of St. Pantaleon, which tends to liquify around the Saint's Feast Day
of 27 July (Cruz 1984: 186-188).
EMILIA-ROMAGNA
Basilica of St. Dominic (Basilica di S. Domenico)
Preserves the remains of St. Dominic (Cruz 1984: 237-238).
Motherhouse of the Little Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows (Suore Minime
dell'Addolorata)
Preserves the bones of Bl. Clelia Barbieri in a silver reliquary in the chapel where her voice is still
often heard accompanying her nuns (Cruz 1984: 233);
Preserves a penitential chain worn by Bl. Clelia Barbieri and a small crucifix belonging to the
blessed (Cruz 1984: 233).
LATIUM
Sant' Agostino Church
Preserves a statue of Mary said to have wept blood in 1995
(Warner 1996).
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Santuario Madonna del Buon Consiglio)
Preserves the portrait of Our Lady of Good Counsel,
miraculously transferred from Scutari, Albania, to the church on St. Mark's Day (25 April), 1467
(Cruz 1984 73-75).
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Grace
Preserves the remains of St. Maria Goretti in a waxen image of the saint in a glass-sided reliquary
(Cruz 1984: 277).
The chapel of the former papal palace, near the Basilica of Our Saviour (the Lateran
Basilica) preserves la Scala Sancta, the Holy Stairs, the stairs taken from Pontius Pilate's
palace which Jesus walked up during His Passion (Cruz 1984: 32).
Sancta Sanctorum
Preserves the head of St. Agnes (Cruz 1984: 208).
Sant' Agnes Fuori Le Mura
Preserves the majority of the remains of St. Agnes in a silver shrine gifted by Pope Paul V in the
crypt beneath the main altar (Cruz 1984: 208).
Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori
Preserves the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, crowned by Pope Pius IX (Cruz
1984: 94-95; 146).
Church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
Preserves the remains of St. Stanislaus Kostka (John Paul II 1996: 53).
Basilica of the Holy Apostles (Santi Apostoli)
Preserves the remains of the Apostle St. James the Just (St. James the Less) in a transparent or
translucent marble sarcophagus in the crypt beneath the high altar with the relics of St. Philip the
Apostle (Cruz 1984: 111-113);
Preserves the remains of St. Philip the Apostle in a transparent or translucent marble sarcophagus
in the crypt beneath the high altar with the relics of St. James the Just (Cruz 1984: 129-
130).
Church of San Bartolomeo (a.k.a. St. Bartholomew on the Island)
Preserves some of the remains of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, also known as St. Nathanael the
Apostle, entombed in a sarcophagus beneath the high altar (Cruz 1984: 107-109).
Basilica of St. Cecilia
Preserves the incorrupt body of St. Cecilia under the main altar (Cruz 1984: 228-229);
Preserves the the marble slab on which the Romans attempted to suffocate St. Cecilia, as well as
the heating conduits used in the attempt, in the caldarium of St. Cecilia's house over which the
basilica was built in second chapel on the right upon entering the basilica (Cruz 1984:
229);
Preserves the remains of Valerianus (Cruz 1984: 229);
Preserves the remains of Tiburtius (Cruz 1984: 229).
Basilica of San Chrysogono
Preserves the remains of Bl. Anna Maria Taïgi encased in a statue of her under the main
altar (Cruz 1984: 210-211).
Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian (Santi Cosma E Damiano)
Preserves the remains of Sts. Cosmas and Damian in a translucent alabaster tomb under the altar
in the lower chapel (Cruz 1984: 235).
Church of the Four Crowned Martyrs (Santi Quattro Incoronati)
Preserves the head of St. Sebastian (Cruz 1984: 285).
Chuch of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem (Church of Santa Croce in Jerusalem)
Preserves a Thorn from the Crown of Thorns (Cruz 1984: 36);
Preserves a Nail of the Crucifixion (Cruz 1984: 42);
Preserves a portion of the Title of the Cross (Cruz 1984: 42-43);
Preserves a portion of the True Cross (Cruz 1984: 42).
Church of St. Ignatius
Preserves the remains of St. Aloysius Gonzaga in an urn beneath the altar of the Shrine of St.
Aloysius (Cruz 1984: 209-210);
Preserves the remains of St. John Berchmans in an urn in his shrine (Cruz 1984: 260);
Preserves the remains of St. Robert Bellarmine in his shrine (Cruz 1984: 209).
Il Gesu
Holds enshrined the remains of St. Francis Borgia (Cruz 1984: 248);
Preserves the incorrupt right arm of St. Francis Xavier in the right transept (Cruz 1984:
257);
Preserves the remains of St. Ignatius of Loyola in an altar (Cruz 1984: 257).
Basilica of Our Saviour (a.k.a. St. John Lateran)
Preserves a portion of the sponge which was filled with vinegar and offered to Christ on the cross
(Cruz 1984: 44);
Preserves a portion of the table used by St. Peter as an altar during the celebration of the Mass in
the house of Pudens upon first coming to Rome, built into a marble altar reserved for the use of
the Pope or his representative with the wood of the original table still visible (Cruz 1984:
127);
Preserves in the upper canopy of the baldacchino over the main altar a chamber containing golden
urns containing the heads of Pope St. Peter the Apostle and St. Paul of Tarsus (Cruz 1984: 127-
128).
Church of Ss. John and Paul
Preserves enshrined the remains of St. Paul of the Cross (Cruz 1984: 277).
Basilica of San Lorenzo Fuori Le Mura
Preserves the remains of St. Lawrence in the Confessio behind the main altar (Cruz 1984:
271);
Preserves the marble slab on which St. Lawrence was placed after his martyrdom behind the main
altar (Cruz 1984: 271).
The Catacombs of St. Cyriaca are located beneath this Basilica (Cruz 1984: 271).
San Lorenzo in Lucina
Preserves the gridiron on which St. Lawrence was martyred imbedded in the wall of the relic
chapel (Cruz 1984: 271).
Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli
Preserves the miraculous painting of Our Lady of Aracoeli,
crowned in 1636 and 1938 (Cruz 1984: 92-94);
Preserves the miraculous statue of the Christ Child of Aracoeli (Cruz 1984: 140, 161-162);
Preserves a portion of the remains of St. Helena in a box in a porphyry urn beneath the altar of the
Chapel of St. Helena (Cruz 1984: 255).
St. Mary in Campitelli
Preserves a portion of the sponge which was filled with vinegar and offered to Christ on the cross
(Cruz 1984: 44).
Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore; a.k.a. Our Lady of the Snows;
Pope St. Liberius' Basilica (Basilica Liberiana); St. Mary of the Crib (Santa Maria ad
Praesepe))
Preserves the miraculous portrait of Our Lady, Salvation of the
Roman People (Salus Populi Romani) (Cruz 1984: 96-97);
Preserves four sycamore boards said to be from Our Lord's manger-crib, along with one
additional board bearing a Greek inscription enshrined with them since the seventh century (Cruz
1984: 22);
Preserves a portion of the sponge which was filled with vinegar and offered to Christ on the cross
(Cruz 1984: 44);
Preserves the remains of St. Matthias in the altar within the underground chapel beneath the high
altar, although there is some confusion as to whether these are the remains of St. Mattias the
Apostle or St. Matthias, Bishop of Jerusalem circa A.D. 120 (Cruz 1984: 121-122).
The people commemorate the miraculous snowfall in August which prompted the building of this
basilica on 5 August with a shower of white rose petals during High Mass which rains down upon
the congregation from the dome of the Borghese Chapel (Cruz 1984: 97).
Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva
Preserves the majority of the remains of St. Catherine of Siena beneath the main altar in a
sarcophagus covered with a marble statue of St. Catherine (Cruz 1984: 227).
St. Mary in Transtevere
Preserves a portion of the sponge which was filled with vinegar and offered to Christ on the cross
(Cruz 1984: 44).
Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Preserves the relics of St. Camillus de Lellis enshrined (Cruz 1984: 169);
Preserves the crucifix which moved and spoke to St. Camillus de Lellis (Cruz 1984:
169).
Church of the Decapitation (Church of San Paolo Alle Tre Fontane)
Peserves the low marble column to which St. Paul of Tarsus was bound (Cruz 1984: 123);
Preserves the marble slab on which St. Paul died (Cruz 1984: 123).
This church was built on the place where St. Paul was beheaded and located behind the church are
three springs which are said to have sprung up in the places where St. Paul's head bounced (Cruz
1984: 123).
Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls (San Paolo Fuori Le Mura)
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Paul of Tarsus (Cruz 1984: 123-124).
St. Peter's Basilica
Preserves a portion of the bones of Pope St. Peter, Prince of Apostles, beneath the high altar
(Cruz 1984: 125-126);
Preserves the Chair of St. Peter, long believed to have been that used by St. Peter while visiting
the house of Pudens on first coming to Rome, and still a major symbol of the Papacy although
now known to be of later date (Cruz 1984: 126-127);
Preserves the incorrupt body of Pope St. Pius X entombed in a side altar (Cruz 1984:
282-283);
Preserves the Veil of Veronica (or Seraphia), used to wipe the face of Our Lord on His way to the
crucifixion and on which is a miraculous portrait of the Holy Face, enshrined in the pier facing the
high altar before which stands a statue of Veronica (Cruz 1984: 55-57);
Preserves a fragment of the True Cross in a pier facing the high altar before which stands a statue
of St. Helena (Cruz 1984: 41);
Preserves the shaft and blade (minus the blade's tip) of the Lance of St.
Longinus, used to pierce Our Lord's side after the crucifixion, enshrined in a pier facing the
high altar before which stands a statue of St. Longinus the Centurion (Cruz 1984: 44-45);
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Jude Thaddeus, Apostle, in an altar in the left transept with
the relics of St. Simon the Zealot (Cruz 1984: 114-116);
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Simon the Zealot, Apostle, in an altar in the left transept
with the relics of St. Jude Thaddeus (Cruz 1984: 130-131).
St. Peter in Chains (San Pietro in Vincoli)
Preserves the chains used to bind St. Peter during his imprisonments in Jerusalem and in
Mamertine Prison in Rome, miraculously fused into one chain (Cruz 1984: 128,
152).
Church of St. Praxedes (Santa Prassede)
Preserves the relics of the martyr St. Praxedes (the Church was built over the Saint's former
house) (Cruz 1984: 34);
Preserves the relics of the martyr St. Prudentiana, sister of St. Praxedes (Cruz 1984: 34);
Preserves the relics of the martyr St. Zeno in the Chapel of St. Zeno (Cruz 1984: 34);
Preserves a portion of the Scourging Post of Our Lord's Passion in the Chapel of the Column
(Cruz 1984: 33-34, 137);
Preserves a small portion of the Crown of Thorns (Cruz 1984: 34);
Preserves a small portion of the Seamless Garment of Our Lord (Cruz 1984: 34);
Preserves the majority of the relics of St. Valentine in the Chapel of St. Zeno (Cruz 1984:
299).
Church of St. Pudentiana
Preserves a portion of the table used by St. Peter as an altar during the celebration of the Mass in
the house of Pudens upon first coming to Rome (Cruz 1984: 127).
Basilica of Santa Sabina
Preserves a round black stone said to have been hurled at St. Dominic by an unseen hand as he
knelt upon the spot marked by the low pillar upon which the stone sits (Cruz 1984:
238).
Church of San Sebastiano
Preserves the majority of the remains of St. Sebastian in the chapel built above his original tomb,
which also once held the bodies of Sts. Peter and Paul (Cruz 1984: 285);
Preserves a major relic of St. Valentine (Cruz 1984: 299).
Abbey of Monte Cassino
Preserves the remains of St. Benedict in an urn in a niche of the abbey church's main altar (Cruz
1984: 217-218);
Preserves the remains of St. Scholastica in an urn in a niche of the abbey church's main altar (Cruz
1984: 217-218).
LOMBARDY
Casa St. Angela
Preserves the body of St. Angela Merci (1474-1540) (Nickell 1993: 91).
Preserves the rosary, valise, fan, and other personal items of St. Frances Xavier
Cabrini (Cruz 1984: 151).
Preserves a portion of the Veil of Veronica (or Seraphia), used to wipe the face of
Our Lord on His way to the crucifixion and on which is a miraculous portrait of the Holy Face,
enshrined in the pier facing the high altar before which stands a statue of Veronica (Cruz 1984:
57).
Cathedral of Milan
Preserves the body of Cardinal St. Charles Borromeo, the face being covered by a silver mask and
the body clothed in gem-studded vestments (Cruz 1984: 229-230).
Cathedral of Monza
Preserves the Iron Crown of Lombardy, used to coronate King Charlemagne, which contains
encased within it a Nail of the Crucifixion (Cruz 1984: 42).
Church of Saints Gervase and Protase
Preserves the skull and possibly portions of the body of St. Guinefort, M., in an image
representing the Saint in a guilded shrine (Schmitt 1983: 94);
Preserves relics of St. Guiniboldo, believed to be the brother of St. Guinefort (Schmitt 1983:
94).
MARCHE
Sanctuary S. Nicola Da Tolentino
Chapel of the Holy Arms
Preserves the remains of St. Nicholas of Tolentino, including his incorrupt arms, in a simulated
figure represnting him (Cruz 1984: 278-279);
Preserves blood from the wounds of the fomerly incorrupt body of St. Nicholas of Tolentino in a
fifteenth century silver chalice in a coffer above the silver altar (Cruz 1984: 279);
Preserves the blood-soaked linen used to staunch the flow of blood during the amputation of the
incorrupt arms of St. Nicholas of Tolentino in a seventeenth century urn (Cruz 1984:
279).
PIEDMONT
Royal Chapel of the Holy Shroud, next to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Preserves the Shroud of Turin, said to be the burial shroud of Jesus (Wilson
1978). The Shroud will be on display in Turin 18 April to 14 June 1998 (Lacour 1998: 13). Visit the official Archdiocese of
Turin exhibition website! Other reservations to see the shroud can be made by calling
freephone 0800 967951. Tickets are free (Owen 1998).
Church of Our Lady, Help of Christians
Preserves the remains of St. Dominic Savio (Cruz 1984: 262);
Preserves the remains of St. John Bosco (Cruz 1984: 262);
Preserves the Brown Scapular formerly belonging to St. John Bosco (Cruz 1984: 262);
Preserves the remains of St. Mary Mazzarello (Cruz 1984: 262).
Salesian House
Preserves some first-class relics of St. John Bosco in the room in which he died (Cruz 1984:
262);
Preserves a number of articles used by St. John Bosco in the room in which he died which has
been left the way it was the day he died (Cruz 1984: 262).
SICILY
Preserves the prinicpal relics, said to be incorrupt, of St. Agatha of Catania in a gem-
encrusted reliquary (Cruz 1984: 207).
Cathedral of St. Matthew
Preserves the relics of St. Matthew (or St. Levi) the Apostle entombed beneath the crypt's main
altar (Cruz 1984: 120-121).
Santuario Madonna Delle Lacrima
Preserves the Weeping Madonna of Syracuse, which wept for four days in 1953, a miracle
confirmed by Pope Pius XII (Cruz 1984: 99-104);
Preserves the reliquary given to Msgr. Ettore Baranzini, Archbishop of Syracuse, containing vials
of tears from the Weeping Madonna of Syracuse and cloths in which other tears of the Madonna
were absorbed, carried in procession the 29th of each month to commemorate the first weeping
on 29 August 1953 (Cruz 1984: 103-104).
TUSCANY
A church here preserves a portion of the reed attatched to the sponge which was
filled with vinegar and offered to Christ on the cross (Cruz 1984: 44).
Cathedral of Florence
Preserves a Nail of the Crucifixion (Cruz 1984: 42).
A Church here preserves the bones of St. Pantaleon (Cruz 1984: 186).
Spedali Riuniti di S. Chiara
Preserves a Branch with Thorns from the Crown of Thorns (Cruz 1984: 36-37).
Sponsae Christi, Katherinae Domus (Home of Catherine, Bride of Christ)
Preserves the lantern, scent bottle, and a portion of the walking stick used by St. Catherine of
Siena in her visits to the sick (Cruz 1984: 228).
Church of St. Dominic
Preserves the head of St. Catherine of Siena in this church where she had her first vision (Cruz
1984: 227-228).
Church of St. Francis
Preserves 223 Hosts miraculously preserved in a fresh state since their theft and recovery in
August 1730, displayed on the 17th of each month and carried in procession each year on the
Feast of Corpus Christi (Cruz 1984: 9, 15-19).
UMBRIA
Basilica of St. Francis
Preserves the remains of St. Francis of Assisi in a triple urn atop an altar in a chapel in the Basilica
(Cruz 1984: 246);
Preserves a number of second class relics of St. Francis of Assisi, including a white habit made for
him by St. Clare of Assisi in his final illness, a rough grey habit, and an autographed blessing
written to his confessor, Br. Leo (Cruz 1984: 147-148, 246-247).
Capuchin Convent
Preserves the bones of St. Veronica Giuliani in a composite figure of the Saint (Cruz 1984:
300);
Preserves the incorrupt heart of St. Veronica Giuliani, miraculously bearing images of the
instruments of the Passion (Cruz 1984: 300);
Preserves a number of instruments used by St. Veronica Giuliani in the convent museum, and
preserves a number of the Saint's possesions, including her bed, various reliquaries, favourite
crucifix, and death mask, in her former cell and in the infirmary in which she died (Cruz 1984:
300).
School for the Blind
Preserves the incorrupt remains of Bl. Margaret of Castello, O. P. (Bonniwell 1983:
112).
Church of the Holy Cross
Preserves the incorrupt remains of St. Clare of Montefalco in the saint's shrine (Cruz 1984:
231);
Preserves the incorrupt heart of St. Clare of Montefalco, on which are miraculously imprinted the
instruments of the Passion in a silver bust reliquary (Cruz 1984: 231);
Preserves three pellets taken from the gall of St. Clare of Montefalco and judged by theologians
to represent the Holy Trinity in a jeweled cross.
The Cathedral here preserves a Host and Blood-stained corporal enshrined in 1263
when the Host bled at a Mass said by Peter of Prague; the commemoration of this event has
become the Feast of Corpus Christi (Cruz 1984: 14).
VENETIA
Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua
Preserves the main portion of the remains of St. Anthony in the
Ark of St. Anthony, a green-veined marble tomb (Cruz 1984: 213-214);
Preserves the incorrupt tongue and vocal cords of St. Anthony in
a reliquary in the shape of a book with gold letters (Cruz 1984: 214).
Basilica of Santa Giustina
Preserves the remains of St. Luke the Evangelist in a tomb of blue stone above an altar in a side
chapel (Cruz 1984: 116-117).
Monastery of the Visitation
Preserves the incorrupt heart of St. Francis de Sales (Cruz 1984: 251-252).
Monastery of St. Geremia
Preserves the majority of the relics of St. Lucy (Cruz 1984: 273).
St. Mark's Cathedral (a.k.a. the Golden Church (Chiesa d'Oro)
Preserves the relics of St. Mark the Evangelist (Cruz 1984: 117-119);
Preserves the base of the Scourging Post of Our Lord's Passion (Cruz 1984: 33).
Atop this mountain is the tomb of Aaron, first high priest of the Jews ([Maude] 1854:
438-445).
The Maronite monastery here preserves the formerly incorrupt miracle-working
remains of St. Sharbel Makhluf (Leroy 1963: 110);
Preserves a number of objects used by St. Sharbel Makhlouf, including his chalice, crucifix, table
utensils, and bowls (Cruz 1984: 289).
The Greek Orthodox monastery here dedicated to Our Lady preserves a miraculous
icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Leroy 1963:
118).
MEXICO
ZACATECAS
Convent of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Preserves a pair of sandals formerly belonging to Ven. Antonio Margil, O.F.M. (Oberste 1970:
11).
CRACOW
This city preserves the Lance of Longinus, used to
pierce the side of Christ on the cross (Cruz 1984: 45).
KATOWICE
Jasna Gora Monastery
Preserves the miraculous portrait of Our Lady of Czestochowa,
crowned by Pope Clement XI and again with a crown donated by Pope St. Pius X, especially
loved by Pope John Paul II (Cruz 1984: 59, 68-72).
WROCLAW
Preserves a portion of the relics of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Cruz 1984:
243).
LEIRIA
Byzantine Chapel of the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan
Preserves the icon of Our Lady of Kazan (Cruz 1984: 67, 83-85). (Plans were made to return this
icon to Russia when times were safe to do so. It is unknown whether or not these plans have
been acted upon.)
SANTARÉM
Church of the Miracle
Preserves a Blood-streaked Host which bled and emitted light when it was stolen to be delivered
as payment to a sorceress in the thirteenth century (Cruz 1984: 14-15)
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Epiphany
Preserves the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov (Schmemann 1991).
Note: St. Seraphim of Sarov is not a canonised Roman Catholic saint, but is canonised in the
Russian Orthodox Church.
Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Holds entombed the remains said to be those of five of the seven the
Romanov Tsar-Martyrs: Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II, Tsarina-Martyr Alexandra, Grand Duchess
Martyr Olga, Grand Duchess Martyr Maria, and Grand Duchess Martyr Tatiana. The remains
of Grand Duchess Martyr Anastasia and Tsarevich-Martyr Alexei have not been reported
found (Holmes 1998).
Note: The Romanovs are not considered martyrs or and are not canonised saints in the
Roman Catholic Church, but are canonised martyrs of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside
Russia.
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Convent of the Conception
Preserves the incorrupt body of Ven. Mary of Agreda (Cruz 1984: 276);
Preserves numberous articles used by Ven. Mary of Agreda, including her manuscript of The
Mystical City of God and other manuscripts, a walking stick used by her, statues and
crucifixes favoured by her, altar linens she embroidered, and an iron penetential cross (Cruz 1984:
276).
Preserves the incorrupt body of St. Teresa of Ávila above the main altar
(Cruz 1984: 295-297);
Preserves the incorrupt heart of St. Teresa of Ávila, pierced supernaturally during an
Angelic Appartion, in an individual reliquary (Cruz 1984: 295-296).
Santa Casa
The former residence of St. Ignatius of Loyola preserves a number of articles used by St. Ignatius,
including letters he wrote and books he used as well as his family oratory with its original altar,
statues, and paintings (Cruz 1984: 257).
ASTURIAS
Cathedral of Oviedo
Preserves five thorns (formerly eight) from the Crown of Thorns (Cruz 1984: 36);
Preserves a fragment of the True Cross (Cruz 1984: 41, 139);
Preserves a cloth said to be Jesus' shroud or a grave cloth used to bind Our Lord's mouth during
His entombment, which is now used to bless the people every Good Friday as well as each Feast
of the Triumph of the Holy Cross (14 September) (Cruz 1984: 54-55);
Preserves a sandal worn by Pope St. Peter the Apostle (Cruz 1984: 128-129).
ÁVILA
Carmelite Fathers
Preserve a walking cane, rosary, belt, and sandal, as well as other relics used by St. Teresa of
Ávila (Cruz 1984: 146, 296).
Convent of the Incarnation
Preserves a drawing by St. John of the Cross of the crucifixion in a golden reliquary (Cruz 1984:
166);
Preserves embroidery pieces made by and kitchen utensils used by St. Teresa of Ávila
(Cruz 1984: 296).
St. Joseph's
Preserves a bed, books, a jug, a drum, and castinets used by St. Teresa of Ávila (Cruz
1984: 296).
CATALONIA
Cathedral of Barcelona
Preserves a Thorn from the Crown of Thorns (Cruz 1984: 36).
The Benedictine monastery here preserves the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Montserrat, according to legend discovered by
shepherds in a cave (Cruz 1984: 85-88, 141).
LA CORUÑA
Cathedral of St. James
Homepage:
http://www3.planalfa.es/arzsantiago/catedral.htm (Spanish)
Preserves the remains of St. James (Santiago) the Greater, Apostle, in a silver reliquary atop a
white marble altar in the church crypt (Cruz 1984: 109-111, 140).
ESTREMADURA
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Preserves the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe given
to Bishop Leander of Seville by Pope St. Gregory I the Great, buried during the Moorish
invasions of 711 and recovered in a cave by a cowherd in 1326 by a cowherd after being directed
by an Apparition of Our Lady (Cruz 1984: 75-76; 142).
JAÉN
Jaén Cathedral
Preserves a portion of the Veil of Veronica (or Seraphia), used to wipe the face of Our Lord on
His way to the crucifixion and on which is a miraculous portrait of the Holy Face, enshrined in the
pier facing the high altar before which stands a statue of Veronica (Cruz 1984: 57).
SARAGOSSA -- see ZARAGOZA
SEGOVIA
Preserves the incorrupt body of St. John of the Cross (Cruz 1984: 267).
SEVILLE
Preserves a white robe formerly belonging to St. Teresa of Ávila (Cruz 1984:
296).
VALÉNCIA
Cathedral of Valéncia
Preserves the Cup of the Last Supper (Cruz 1984: 30, 138).
VALLODOLID
Preserves an autographed copy of The Way of Perfection and letters by St.
Teresa of Ávila (Cruz 1984: 296).
Church of the Virgin of the Pillar
Preserves the pillar given to St. James the Greater, Apostle, by Our
Lady, Virgen del Pilar, as proof of her Apparition to him, and the statue of the Virgin of the
Pillar atop it (Cruz 1984: 97-99).
STOCKHOLM
Historical Museum
Preserves the golden chalice given to St. Elizabeth of Hungary by Emperor Frederick II (Cruz
1984: 243).
SCHWYZ
Lady Chapel
Preserves the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Einsiedeln,
given to St. Meinrad by Hildegarde of Zurich (Cruz 1984: 72-73).
Convent of Saidnaya, near Damascus
Preserves the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Sardenaye (Leroy
1963: 126).
Basilica of St. Simeon (ruins)
Preserves the remains of the approximately sixty-two foot column atop which St. Simeon Stylites
the Elder lived the last thirty years of his life (Leroy 1963: 139).
AYDIN
In the ruins of the Basilica of St. John, surrounded by a metal fence and marked by
two remaining columns, lies the tomb of St. John the Evangelist (Cruz 1984: 113-114,
139).
HATAY
Hatay (a.k.a. Antioch or Antâkya)
Preserves a lance claimed to be the Lance of St.
Longinus, used to pierce Christ's side on the cross (Cruz 1984: 45).
MARDIN
Monophysite Monastery of Hananaia, or St. Eugene, or the Twelve Thousand Saints
(Der es Zapharan)
Preserves the tomb of the Twelve Thousand Saints (Leroy 1963: 186).
NOTE: Apparently the Twelve Thousand Saints are not Roman Catholic but Monophysite
saints.
ENGLAND
Stanbrook Abbey
Preserves a Thorn from the Crown of Thorns (Cruz 1984: 36).
Stoneyhurst College
Preserves a Thorn from the Crown of Thorns (Cruz 1984: 36).
A church here preserves the remains of St. Wite (Folklore, Myths and
Legends of Britain 1977: 165).
Durham Cathedral
Preserves the decorated coffin, vestments, jewelled pectoral cross, chalice and paten, portable
altar, and ivory comb formerly buried with St. Cuthbert (Merrifield 1987: 77-78, 211 note
44).
Preserves the skull of St. Simon Stock (Cruz 1984: 291).
Wardley Hall
Preserves the skull of the martyr St. Ambrose Barlow, O.S.B. One of England's "screaming
skulls," it is said to howl and cause grave misfortune to those who try to remove it from its
reliquary at the head of a staircase here. According to the Bishop of Salford, resident of the
house, the skull can be removed without misfortune (Folklore, Myths and Legends of
Britain 1977: 377).
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
Preserves the Howard Grace Cup, believed by some to be a chalice once owned by St. Thomas à Beckett, in the Tudor Gallery (Glanville
1994).
NORTHERN IRELAND
Cathedral of Down
Holds entombed in the churchyard the remains of St. Patrick beneath a granite slab marked
Padraig in Gaelic letters (Cruz 1984: 281).
SCOTLAND
Tom Eunan Church
Preserves the bell of St. Eunan (Pennick 1997: 123).
The Municipal Museum
Preserves the Skellat, a saintly bell (Pennick 1997: 123).
WALES
The church here preserves the bell of St. Gwynhoedl (Pennick 1997:
123).
CALIFORNIA
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Our Lady, Joy of All Who Sorrow
Preserves the incorrupt relics of Archbishop St. John Maximovitch of San Francisco and Shanghai
(Keller 1994: 55).
Note: St. John Maximovitch is not a canonised Roman Catholic saint, but is canonised
in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
ILLINOIS
St. Jude Thaddeus Shrine
South Ashland Ave.
Preserves the forearm of St. Jude Thaddeus, Apostle, in a reliquary in the shape of a forearm
(Cruz 1984: 114-116).
St. Nicholas Albanian Greek Orthodox Church
2701 N. Narragansett Ave.
Chicago, IL 60639
Preserves an icon of Mary said to weep and produce moisture at
the hands (Nickell 1993: 53-54).
Note: This is not an approved apparition in the Roman Catholic Church.
National Shrine of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
8501 Bailey Road
Darien, IL 60561-0065
(630) 969-3311
E-mail: retreatmaster@carmelnet.org
Homepage:
http://www.carmelnet.org/main/giftshop/info.htm
Preserves a golden branch with five flowers, each holding a major relic of St.
Thérèse of Lisieux in a casket of crystal and gold (Cruz 1984: 298);
Preserves a lily made from a lock of the hair of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, as well as a
crucifix made from the wood of a rose bush from which St. Thérèse of Lisieux
gathered roses to place before a statue of the Christ Child (Cruz 1984: 298);
Preserves two small wall-hanging reliquaries, a tambourine, and a rush-bottomed, ladder-backed
chair belonging to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, as well as a map of the United States
drawn and annotated by the saint at the age of 12 (Cruz 1984: 298).
KANSAS
St. Mary's College chapel
200 East Mission St.
St. Mary's, KS 66536
Preserves 1,233 relics of about 600 individuals. See the College's complete
inventory;
Preserves the complete skull of St. Philogereon (Teresa of St. Mary's 1999);
Preserves the complete skull of St. Theognosta (Teresa of St. Mary's 1999);
Preserves a finger of St. Odilia (Teresa of St. Mary's 1999);
Preserves the purificator of St. Pius X (Teresa of St. Mary's 1999).
LOUISIANA
The Ursuline convent in this city preserves the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, crowned by Pope Leo XIII, patroness
of New Orleans and Louisiana (Cruz 1984: 89-92).
MARYLAND
Basilica of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Seton Shrine Chapel
Preserves the mortal remains of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Cruz 1984:
241).
White House
Serves as the Order's museum and houses objects used by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, including her
slippers, rosary, and notebook (Cruz 1984: 241).
NEW YORK
National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
P.O. Box 868 -- Carmelite Drive
Middletown, NY 10940-0868
(914) 344-0876
Preserves relics of St. Patrick (Shrine pictured on St. Patrick's Day cards
1998).
St. Irene Chrysovalantou Greek Orthodox Church
Preserves the hand of St. Irene
Chrysovalantou (Ojito 1996);
Preserves a weeping icon of St. Irene
Chrysovalantou (Stanley 1992).
Note: St. Irene Chrysovalantou is not a canonised Roman Catholic
saint, and this is not an approved apparition in the Roman Catholic
Church.
Mother Cabrini High School
701 Fort Washington Ave.
Preserves the relics of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini contained in a statue in a glass case beneath the
main altar in the high school chapel (Cruz 1984: 243-245).
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave. and 82nd St.
Preserves the Antioch Chalice, believed by some to be the Cup of the Last Supper, occasionally
displayed in the Cloisters (Cruz 1984: 27-29).
OHIO
St. John's Roman Catholic Cathedral
Preserves relics of St. Christine (Associated Press
1992).
PENNSYLVANIA
National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
1019 North Fifth Street
Philadelphia, PA. 19123
homepage:
http://membrane.com/~neumann/home2.html
Church of St. Peter the Apostle
Preserves the remains of St. John Nepomucene Neumann in a wax effigy of the saint beneath the
altar of the crypt (Cruz 1984: 150, 266);
Preserves the episcopal ring, a monstrance used during the Forty Hours Devotions, and the
reading glasses, books, and other personal articles of St. John Nepomucene Neumann (Cruz
1984: 266).
TEXAS
Oblate College of the Southwest
Preserves a portion of the heart of Bl. Charles Joseph Eugene DeMazenod, Bishop and Founder
(Holy Year Hero n.d.).
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
1321 El Paso St.
San Antonio, TX. 78207-5599
(210) 226-4064
Webpage:
http://www.massintransit.com/browse/parishes/tx/ourlady1/
This Regional Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe preserves a statue of Mary which wept in June 1992, a miracle confirmed by the
Archbishop of San Antonio (Hauck 1994: 405).
Christ of the Hills Russian Orthodox Monastery
Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary
New Sarov
Blanco, TX 78606-1049
Voice phone: (830) 833-5363
Fax: (830) 833-5813
Preserves a lock of the beard of St. Seraphim of Sarov (Bishop Constantine 1907-1996
1996: 25);
Preserves a myrrh-weeping icon of the Theotokos, the Mother of
God
(Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary; pamplet available
from Christ of the Hills). Cotton soaked in the myrrh tears of this icon are available free
of charge, one per family -- see the local Free Relics by Mail
Page.
Note: St. Seraphim of Sarov is not a canonised Roman Catholic saint, and the weeping icon of
Our Lady of New Sarov is not an approved apparition in the Roman Catholic Church but does have the approval of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
A household shrine here preserves a statue of Mary said to have moved 30 April 1998 (Associated Press
1998).
UTAH
Cathedral of the Madeleine
331 East South Temple St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 328-8941
Preserves a piece of the True Cross in the ambry in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
(Mannion 1993: [17]);
Preserves a small sherd of the bone of St. Mary Magdalen in the Shrine of St. Mary
Magdalen, atop the tomb of Bishop Lawrence Scanlon in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel (Mannion
1993: [18]).
Relics in the Vatican are indexed under "Italy: Latium: Rome and the
Vatican." A listing of the buildings within the Vatican is being sought in order to
separate the Vatican and Rome's listings. Any information regarding this can be e-mailed
to Marc A. Béhérec.
MONTENEGRO
The Greek Serbian Orthodox monastery here preserves the incorrupt body of St. Peter, Bishop-King of Montenegro, which is venerated
especially for healing purposes, at the ceremony of Petrov-dan (Alexander 1927).
Note: St. Peter of Montenegro is not a canonised Roman Catholic saint, but is canonised
in the Montenegran Orthodox Church.
Please note that this list is by no means a complete bibliography of information on these
relics. For more information on relics, please visit the saints' individual reliquaries on this
site.
Alexander, N. 1927, February. "A Montenegrin Lourdes."
The Month, vol. CXLIX, no. 752, pgs. 160-162.
Associated Press. 1998, 4 May. "Woman Says Virgin Mary Statue Moved." The Austin
American-Statesman, pg. B2.
Associated Press. 1995, 5 September. "Relics of Saint Anthony to Be Displayed" The
New York Times, v. 144, p. B4(L), col. 5
Associated Press. 1992, 26 February. "Stolen Bones of Saint Found Near Cathedral in
Cleveland." The New York Times, v. 141, p. A12(L), col. 6.
Bishop Constantine 1907-1996. 1996. Blanco, Texas: New Sarov Press.
Bonniwell, William R., Fr., O. P. 1983. The Life of Blessed Margaret of Castello.
Madison, WI: IDEA.
Cruz, Joan Carroll. 1984. Relics. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor.
Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. 1977. London: The Reader's Digest
Association Limited.
Glanville, Philippa. 1994, October. "The Howard Grace Cup." History Today, vol.
44, no. 10, pg. 41 (5).
Hancock, Graham. 1992. The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the
Covenant. New York: Touchstone.
Hauck, Dennis William. 1994. Haunted Places. New York: Penguin Books.
Holmes, Charles W. 1998, 18 July. "Finale for a 'Century of Blood'." Austin American-
Statesman, pgs. A1, A12.
Holy Year Hero, A. N.d. N.p.
John Paul II, Pope. 1996. Gift and Mystery: On the Fiftieth Anniversary of My Priestly
Ordination. New York: Image Books.
Johnson, William Branch. 1927. Folktales of Brittany. London: Methuen & Co.
Ltd.
Keller, Aidan, Fr. 1994. A Pocket Church History for Orthodox Christians. Austin,
Texas: St. Hilarion Press.
Lacour, Barbara Babin. 1998, April. "The Shroud of Turin: Unraveling the Mystery."
Liguorian, v. 86, n. 4, pgs. 12-19.
Lechmere, Joscelyne, Fr. 1943, June. "Miracles of Liquefaction." Ecclesiastical
Review (now the American Ecclesiastical Review), vol. CVIII, no. 6, pgs. 437-442.
Leroy, Jules. 1963. Monks and Monasteries of the Near East. Translated by Peter
Collin. London: George G. Harrap & Co. LTD. (French Edition: Horizons de France, 1958.)
Mannion, M. Francis. 1993. The Cathedral of the Madeleine: Salt Lake City. Salt
Lake City: The Friends of the Cathedral.
[Maude, Mary Fawley, editor.] 1854. Scripture Topography; Being Some Account of
Places Mentioned in Holy Scripture, Given Principally in Extracts from the Works of Travellers.
The Gentile World. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Merrifield, Ralph. 1987. The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic. New York: New
Amsterdam.
Merton, Thomas. [1948] 1976. The Seven Storey Mountain. New York: Harcourt
Brace Jovanovich.
Mysteries of the Unexplained. 1982. Pleasantville, NY: The Reader's Digest
Association.
Nickell, Joe. 1993. Looking for a Miracle: Weeping Icons, Relics, Stigmata, Visions &
Healing Cures. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books.
Nickell, Joe. 1997, March-April. "Something to Cry About: The Case of the Weeping
Icon." Skeptical Inquirer, v. 21, n. 2, p. 19 (2).
Oberste, William H. 1970. The Restless Friar: Venerable Fray Antonio Margil de
Jesús: Missionary to the Americas -- Apostle of Texas. Austin, TX: Von
Boeckmann-Jones Company.
Ojito, Mirta. 1996, 23 December. "The Power of St. Irene's Hand: Relic Brings Clout and
Miracle Seekers to a Queens Church." New York Times, v. 146, pg. B1(L), col. 3.
Owen, Richard. 1998, 11 April. "Jesus Had AB Blood, Says Shroud Expert." Times
(London), Europe Section.
Pennick, Nigel. 1997. The Celtic Saints. New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Co.
Pietà Prayer Booklet. 1996. Hickory Corners, MI: MLOR Corporation.
Ravenscroft, Trevor. 1982. The Spear of Destiny. York Beach, Maine: Samuel
Weiser, Inc.
Schmemann, Serge. 1991, 8 February. "A Moment of Rapture as a Saint is Marched Home."
New York Times, v. 140, pg. A4(N), pg. A4(L), col. 1.
Schmitt, Jean-Claude. 1983. The Holy Greyhound: Guinefort, Healer of Children Since
the Thirteenth Century. (Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture 6.) Translated from
the French by Martin Thom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary. N. d. Blanco,
Texas: n. p. (This is a pamphlet available from Christ of the Hills Russian Orthodox Monastery,
New Sarov, Blanco, TX 78606-1049, USA.)
Stanley, Alessandra. 1992, 1 January. "Greek Church Casts Doubt on Weeping Icon."
New York Times, v. 141, pg. 16 (N), pg. 33 (L), col. 4.
Teresa of St. Mary's. 1999, 16 December. E-mail to Marc A. Beherec.
Warner, Maria. 1996, 8 April. "Blood and Tears." (The Miraculous Weeping Little
Madonna of Civitavecchia.) New Yorker, vol. 72, no. 7, pg. 63 (7).
Wilson, Ian. 1978. The Shroud of Turin: The Burial Shroud of Jesus. Garden City,
New York: Image Books.
Woodward, Kenneth L. 1990. Making Saints: How the Catholic Church Determines
Who Becomes a Saint, Who Doesn't, and Why. New York: Simon and Schuster.
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