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There are 98 entries of Relics and Reliquaries in the Atlas
Bologna, Italy
Relics in the Basilica of San Dominico
A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics
14 Dec 2009
Siena, Italy
St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica
12 May 2010
Bologna, Italy
Saint Catherine of Bologna
The 500 year old mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne
27 Apr 2010
Rome, Italy
Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory
A collection of objects supposedly singed by the hands of souls in purgatory
30 Oct 2009
Russian Federation
Ivolginsky Datsan
The mummified remains of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, Russia's most important Buddhist
19 Sep 2009
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Athenaeum
A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum
15 Jun 2010
Budapest, Hungary
The Holy Right
Mummified holy right fist of a 1,000-year-old Saint-king
12 Jul 2010
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik Cathedral Treasury (Riznica Katedrale)
A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones
13 Jul 2010
Portugal
Igreja de Vera Cruz de Marmelar
A chunk of the 'true cross' is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place
05 Feb 2010
