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Putting faith in relics of saints
NIAGARA FALLS - The Rev. Michael H. Burzynski makes no bones about it: He collects relics of saints. From the well-known, such as St. Thomas of Aquinas and the Virgin Mary, to the obscure, including Donatus and Fidelis - name a saint, and Burzynski probably has a relic that some consider sacred.
He has amassed one of the largest private relic collections in the country. It is on display today - All Saints Day in some Christian denominations - through Nov. 14 in St. Mary of the Cataract Catholic Church, 257 Fourth St., where Burzynski is pastor.
Since the late 1970s, Burzynski, 51, has collected more than 1,000 relics. Most are tiny shards of bone, no more than the size of a sunflower, housed in small glass and metal or wood boxes known as reliquaries.
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NIAGARA FALLS - The Rev. Michael H. Burzynski makes no bones about it: He collects relics of saints. From the well-known, such as St. Thomas of Aquinas and the Virgin Mary, to the obscure, including Donatus and Fidelis - name a saint, and Burzynski probably has a relic that some consider sacred.
He has amassed one of the largest private relic collections in the country. It is on display today - All Saints Day in some Christian denominations - through Nov. 14 in St. Mary of the Cataract Catholic Church, 257 Fourth St., where Burzynski is pastor.
Since the late 1970s, Burzynski, 51, has collected more than 1,000 relics. Most are tiny shards of bone, no more than the size of a sunflower, housed in small glass and metal or wood boxes known as reliquaries.
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