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A chapel in Pittsburgh holds 5,000 relics, the largest collection outside the Vatican. And a shrine in rural western Ohio has 1,500 relics. This article focuses on these two places.
Relics can include parts of the remains of a saint, such as a hair or a bone, or their clothing or other items that have been in contact with a saint, but even as in this case silvers of the true cross for example.
“The sacred bodies of the holy martyrs and of the other saints living with Christ, which have been living members of Christ and the temple of the Holy Spirit and which are destined to be raised and glorified by Him unto life eternal, should also be venerated by the faithful. Through them, many benefits are granted to men by God.” (The Council of Trent)
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