Relics and Reliquaries

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

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.

At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.

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.

Terni calls itself the "City of Lovers" and celebrates its links to Saint Valentine on February 14th—but is it the right Saint Valentine?

Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.

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

This statue of the famed saint is missing his right hand, a rare depiction of his posthumous amputation.

St. John the Baptist's forearm is housed in this remote 11th-century monastery.

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."