Relics

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

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.