Relics

Holy relic of a girl in communion attire inside the cathedral of Guadalajara

A chapel where women can demand their true love.

A wooden crucifix that survived a catastrophic earthquake, stared down a tyrannical aristocrat, and still draws Santiago’s faithful centuries later.

Legend says St. Mary Magdalene spent her final 30 years in a secluded mountain cave.

A 17th-century Japanese bell brought back by U.S. sailors after WWII and later gifted as a symbol of peace.

A fragment of one of history’s most famous walls stands as a reminder of unity in a culturally divided city.

A medieval shrine set into a towering canyon wall.

A lost World War II military camp and post-war suburb swallowed by the woods.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

The initials "GW" mark where one of Scotland's most important Protestant martyrs was burned at the stake.

Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

Located within a 17th-century convent, this museum features centuries-old Christian art pieces that meld European and Asian influences.

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.