Site type guide
Relic
Relic sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
2 relic sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Relic sacred sites overview
Relic sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.
| Coverage | 2 relic sacred sites across the current atlas. |
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Mary Magdalene's Bone at La Madeleine
Paris, Île-de-France, France
In the great neoclassical church that Paris dedicated to Mary Magdalene, a reliquary near the altar holds what is claimed to be a bone of the saint herself....
Reliquary of Saint Mary Magdalene at Vézelay
Vézelay, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Beneath Vézelay's great Romanesque basilica, in a crypt that has survived Revolution and restoration, a gold-and-glass reliquary holds a small, age-darkened bone....
Key questions
Relic sacred-site questions
- What relic sacred sites are included?
- Relic sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 2 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these relic sites located?
- Major country clusters include France.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Christianity.
- Can I view relic sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.