The Directory · Notable relics
Relics worth the journey
The rare relics singular enough to be sought by name — a body, a head, a heart. The countless humbler ones are found by searching.
✦ Relic of note
relic — St. Maria Goretti
In a small reliquary cabinet in the left wing.
Venerate in Cincinnati →
A glimpse, not an inventory.
Most relics are small and quiet — a sliver of bone sealed in a parish reliquary, often without a name beside it or a notice on the door. They are no less holy for it. What you see here are the few rare enough to be a pilgrimage in themselves. For all the rest, begin where the faithful always have:
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Third-class & unclassified
Objects touched to a first-class relic
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relic of St. Maria Goretti
In a small reliquary cabinet in the left wing.
Venerate in Cincinnati →
Curated by the editors · this is not a complete census of relics.
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