Relics

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The relics of one of Jesus' 12 apostles are enshrined in this Italian Basilica.