Relic

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.

Some of the Roman Catholics relics are two thousand years old

The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae ('remains'). A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more relics.

Some well-known religious relics include the Tooth of Buddha, the Holy Grail, the Crown of Thorns, the True Cross of Jesus, the Staff of Moses, and the Sword of Mohammed.

Other websites

• Relics article from the Catholic Encyclopedia
• Relics Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Keeping Relics in Perspective
• A Place for Relics Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
• The veneration of the relics of saints - from the Summa Theologiae
• An Inventory of Relics Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine by John Calvin