Paris, France
The Wax and Bone Relics of Saint Vincent de Paul
Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.
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Amiens, France
The Head of St. John the Baptist at Amiens Cathedral
The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.
Glasgow, Scotland
St. Valentine’s Bones
Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.
Dublin, Ireland
Oddities of Christ Church Cathedral
The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
The Grave of St. Patrick
A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."
Drogheda, Ireland
St. Oliver Plunkett's Head
The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
Carndonagh, Ireland
Saint Patrick's High Cross
This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.
County Donegal, Ireland
St. Patrick's Purgatory
The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.
Juneau, Alaska
Shrine of Saint Thérèse
This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
The Weeping Icon of Saint Nicholas
No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.
New York, New York
The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
The home of the first American-born saint is one of the only curved buildings in New York.
Kansas City, Missouri
The Holy Finger of Kansas City
A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.
Maria Stein, Ohio
Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics
One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
St. Joan of Arc Chapel
Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
Santa Cecilia Necropolis
A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.
Venice, Italy
Peggy Guggenheim's Grave
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Oslo, Norway
Edvard Munch's Grave
The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.
Leicester, England
King Richard III's Car Park
More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.
Lyme Regis, England
Mary Anning’s Grave
The final resting place of a once-unsung hero of paleontology.
Hucknall, England
Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Taos, New Mexico
The Three Brujas
Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.
Lafayette, Colorado
Vampire Grave of Lafayette
According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.
Lewis, New York
Inez Milholland's Grave
A feminist who put a pretty face on suffrage when she rode a horse through the Capitol.
