Site type guide
Relic
Relic sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
16 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 | 16 relic sacred sites across the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 2 UNESCO-tagged relic sites appear in this browse view. |
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Holy Robe of Trier
Inside Trier Cathedral
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The Holy Robe is kept in Trier Cathedral and shown publicly only on exceptional pilgrimages....
Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon
Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon is the nine-storey stupa of Wat Nong Waeng in Khon Kaen....
Phra Pathom Chedi
Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Phra Pathom Chedi is the enormous central stupa of Wat Phra Pathom Chedi Ratchaworamahawihan....
Relic of Mary Magdalene at La Madeleine
Inside La Madeleine (Church of Saint Mary Magdalene)
Paris, Paris, France
The small bone reliquary is a distinct devotional object inside the Church of La Madeleine....
Relics of Mary Magdalene at Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
Inside Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Basilica of Mary Magdalene
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Var, France
In the crypt beneath the largest Gothic basilica in Provence lies a darkened skull behind a golden mask....
Reliquary of Saint Mary Magdalene at Vézelay
Inside Basilique de Vézelay
Vézelay, Yonne, 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....
Shroud of Turin
Inside Turin Cathedral
Turin, Turin, Italy
The Shroud rests in a sealed conservation case in the last chapel of Turin Cathedral's left aisle. It is not normally visible and is removed only for public expositions....
Wat Pa Phu Kon
Na Yung, Udon Thani, Thailand
According to the temple and government tourism directory, Wat Pa Phu Kon is a living forest monastery in Na Yung, not merely the hall containing its famous white-marble...
Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya
Chaiya, Surat Thani, Thailand
Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya is an active royal monastery centered on a major southern Thai relic monument....
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Chaliang
Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai, Thailand
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Chaliang combines an archaeological monument with a living first-class royal monastery....
Wat Phra That Chae Haeng
Phu Phiang, Nan, Thailand
Wat Phra That Chae Haeng is Nan's principal Lanna relic shrine. Its golden chedi is associated with Buddha relics brought from Sukhothai, the Chu That birth-year tradition...
Wat Phra That Cho Hae
Phrae, Phrae, Thailand
Wat Phra That Cho Hae is Phrae's principal living relic sanctuary. Tourism Authority sources describe its gilded chedi as traditionally holding a relic from the Buddha's...
Wat Phra That Chom Chaeng
Phrae, Phrae, Thailand
Wat Phra That Chom Chaeng is a living Phrae monastery organized around a twenty-nine-metre golden chedi....
Wat Phra That Doi Tung
Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Wat Phra That Doi Tung is a Lanna Buddha-relic shrine high above Chiang Rai. Official sources document a recurrent named mountain pilgrimage, relic-bathing rites, alms,...
Wat Phra That Pu Chae
Rong Kwang, Phrae, Thailand
Wat Phra That Pu Chae is a Phrae-area Buddhist sanctuary distinguished in official tourism material by a golden pagoda and a large white Buddha in the posture of victory...
Wat Phra That, Kamphaeng Phet
Kamphaeng Phet, Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand
According to the Fine Arts Department's monument record and map, Wat Phra That is the distinct inner-city temple immediately east of Wat Phra Kaew in Kamphaeng Phet...
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 16 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these relic sites located?
- Major country clusters include Thailand, France, Germany, Italy.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Christianity, Lanna Theravada Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, Historical Theravada Buddhism and active heritage stewardship, Living Theravada Buddhism with earlier Buddhist layers, Northern Thai Theravada Buddhism.
- 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.