Christian relics

concept of the cross upon which Jesus was crucified

Artwork / throne in St Peter's, Rome

The antimins (from the Greek , Antimension: "instead of the table"), is a special corporal required to be on the altar in many Eastern Christian liturgical traditions. It was originally used as a portable version of an altar.

thumb|400px|The body of Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643–1731), Monastery of St. Catherine of Siena found to be incorrupt by the Catholic Church ([[Tenerife, Spain).]] Incorruptibility is a Catholic and Orthodox belief that divine intervention allows some human bodies (specifically saints and beati) to completely or partially avoid the normal process of decomposition after death as a sign of their holiness.

Glass vial containing the chrism for French coronations from 1131 to 1774

type of christian relic

Christian relic in the form of a belt

Christian relic

Christian relic

ceremonial sword

1543 work by John Calvin

ceremonial sword

veil historical monument (PM28000127) in Chartres (Eure-et-Loir, France)