Relics Collection (page 3)

Paris, France - Notre-Dame. Date: 19th century

Relics of the thorns from the Crown of Thorns. From: Memoire sur les instruments de la passion de N.-S. J.-C. Date: 1870

Shakespeare Commem 1864
Shakespeare commemoration at Stratford - exhibition of Shakespeare pictures and relics in the Town Hall. Date: 1769

Derelict Cultivators
Extinct relics from a bygone era - derelict cultivators languishing in a field in the morning mist on a farm in Nottinghamshire, England. Date: 19th century

Alexander Nevsky Monastery (Lavra), St Petersburg, Russia
View of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery (Lavra), St Petersburg, Russia. It was founded by Peter the Great in 1710 at the eastern end of the Nevski Prospekt to house the relics of Alexander Nevsky

A Procession in Picardy - delightful study of a religious parade of relics passing at Longpreies-Corps-Saints, Picardy, France

Shwemedaw Pagoda - Pegu - Shwemedaw Pagoda - In the course of foundation reinforcement and rebuilding, relics have been found dating back to 10th Century

Relics of an ancient race, pueblo of San Juan, N. M
Relics of an ancient race, pueblo of San Juan, N.M.. Date between 1898 and 1905

Santa Maria e San Donato, Venice
The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located in Murano, Venice. It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement

Part of the Inscription from the True Cross
Reliquary containing part of the Inscription from the True Cross - from Santa Croce (Church of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem) in Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1910s

Godalming Old Town Hall
The Old Town Hall, Godalming, Surrey, England. This quaint little building is now a museum, full of interesting relics of olden days. Date: built 1814

Ladakh, India - Chortens / Stupas - close to the Spitok Monastery (founded in the 11th century). The mound-like structures contain Buddhist relics, once thought to be places of Buddhist worship

Ancient Oak Trees
Relics of Sherwood Forest - there are acres of these strange, twisted and mis- shapen old oak trees still growing in Thoresby Park, Dukeries, Notts. England. Date: 1950s

Tope of Maunikyaula, Afghanistan
Tope of Maunikyaula. A tope is the Hindi word for a stupa or a structure where Buddhist relics are kept. 1815

Relic of Jesus Flagellation Pillar - Rome
A segment/relic of the alleged pillar upon which Jesus was flogged and tortured before his crucifixion in Jerusalem - displayed at the Basilica of Saint Praxedes

Lubaantun archaeology - mysterious Maya relics, 1924
Mysterious relics from the ruined Maya city of Lubaatun on the Columbia branch of the Rio Grande, British Honduras(today Belize)

Garden, Museum Quinta das Cruzes, Funchal, Madeira
View of the garden of the Museum Quinta das Cruzes (Manor Estate of the Crosses) in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. The museum opened in 1953

Saint Genevieve in Paris
Saint Genevieve (d.500) - Patroness of Paris. Took veil at 15 after the death of her parents and moved to Paris. Made a personal sortie to gain supplies for the City during the siege of Paris by

Carved gateway to Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
An ornately carved gateway to the Stupa at Sanchi, a small village in the province of Madhya Pradesh, Central India. The Stupa is a large hemispherical dome with a central chamber containing relics

Detail of a carving on the Stupa at Sanchi, Central India
Detail of a carving of a human figure on the Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Stupa at Sanchi, Central India
The Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. The Stupa is a large hemispherical dome with a central chamber containing relics of the Buddha. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Relics of the Battle of Balaklava, 1875
Engraving of relics and souvenirs of the Battle of Balaklava including: a Russian Helmet, a pioneers sword, a knapsack, a pipe, a drum, a bugle from Inkerman, a helmet, leather gauntlets

Deir-El-Bahari, excavations near Thebes
Discoveries of mummies and sepulchral relics in Deir-El-Bahari. Excavations on the West Bank at ancient Thebes

Relics of Mahomet
Honouring the relics of Mahomet in the Seraglio chapel, Istanbul

Cisterns of Carthage
Delenda est Carthago (Carthage must be destroyed) declared Roman statesman Cato the Elder, but these cisterns remain, impressive relics of the once-mighty city

Noble Privileges
Coal-sellers and nobles alike give up their privileges and insignia, perceived as politically incorrect relics of the ancien regime

Touching Relics
Pilgrims touch the relics of St Philip, hoping for a cure

Relics Carried
Relics are believed by the Church to possess the power to do good, so they are periodically carried about in procession, with songs, incense and ceremonies

Bruges / Saint-Sang
BRUGES The annual procession of the Holy Blood

Holy Lance Discovered
Crusaders on their way to the Holy Land, stopping off at Antioch (in todays Turkey) are thrilled to discover the lance that was used to pierce the side of crucified Jesus

Part of the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified, ornamented with pearls and other precious stones and preserved in the cathedral at Tournai

Jesuss own Hair
This crucifix, made with some of Jesuss own hair, was dug up in Flanders during the 1650s

Jesuss Robe
Jesuss robe, retrieved from the Holy Land in 326 by the empress Helena, and subsequently preserved in the cathedral at Trier, Germany

Relic Auction at Avignon
Pious relics of the saints etc are disrespectfully auctioned off at Avignon, France

Elishas Bones Miracle
THE POWER OF RELICS A Person assassinated, being thrown into the Tomb of Elisha, immediately revives, on touching the reliques of the Prophet

Helena and Cross
Helena, empress and saint, discovers the remains of the cross on which Jesus was crucified

German Reliquary 16C
German reliquary, with the sacred object - perhaps a nail from Jesuss cross - splendidly displayed

Carrying Relics
Monks carry home relics from the Levant

Relics / Thorn Crown
Louis IX, king of France, brings back Jesus crown of thorns from the Holy Land, and bears it in procession to Notre Dame, Paris

Louis Ix, French Royalty
LOUIS IX, saint & crusader depicted bringing to Paris the relics of Jesus passion

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