Virgin Mary Hair - Relic - Rome

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Someone knows if a reliquary with hair (or another relic) of Virgin Mary can be visit in Rome?

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rodrigo1 said:
Hello.

Someone knows if a reliquary with hair (or another relic) of Virgin Mary can be visit in Rome?

Thank you!
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It is believed that there are no relics of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

A very old and important shrine in Rome dedicated to the Mother of God is Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Our Lady of the Snows). Also called: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
 
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It is believed that there are no relics of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Actually, there are some alleged first-class relics of her hair and some alleged second-class relics of her clothing in existence.

https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/r/relics.php

Edited my post here because as shown by the posts below there ARE alleged relics of her hair and clothing that you can see in Rome.

Venice has in its Cathedral of St. Mark a Papal-sealed relic said to be Mary’s hair.
Venice allegedly also has an annual Feast of the Relics of Mary where they display some relics said to be Mary’s clothing. Edited to add, I am trying to find out if this truly exists because I’m a little dubious as this purported relic feast is not on the calendar for St. Mark’s and seems to be only mentioned on a couple of webpages. St. Mark’s does have a treasury with a bunch of relics in it so it’s not out of the question, but other than the relics of St Mark I cannot seem to find a list confiming which saints are in there and whether this alleged Mary hair is included.


There are also some Orthodox churches that claim to have Mary’s belt or girdle, which legend said she gave to St. Thomas. One is in Syria and one is on Mount Athos. They also have annual venerations for these.
 
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I consider Our Lady’s house in Turkey, where she lived with St. John, a relic of her. But besides that, I doubt claims of a relic of hers that come from her own life-time rather than one of her apparitions.
 
There is a relic of her hair at Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. There is a small museum under the basilica, one room has several relics. I know the picture isn’t the best but it is behind thick glass and the lighting is difficult to get great photos of it.(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
 
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I also asked the “Catholic Traveler” blogger, Mountain Butorac, and he said that the Church of Saint Catherine of Siena on Via Giulia in Rome has two relics of Mary’s clothing located in their relics area under the main altar. Here’s his picture of it - it seems like there are many relics there and you can’t get very close to them. I also read that this church is not open often, so if you want to go there you should check on the hours when the church and relic area will be open.

https://www.pictame.com/media/1253698551928109149_346581
 
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Would it be wrong of me to think that if the Church truly accepted the authenticity of these relics, they would be somewhere other than a church that “isn’t open too often?” We have popes on permanent display at St. Peter’s; how much more exposure would be due to an actual relic of Mary?
 
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Would it be wrong of me to think that if the Church truly accepted the authenticity of these relics, they would be somewhere other than a church that “isn’t open too often?”
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In my opinion: Yes, it would be a mistake for you to draw that conclusion.
 
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Would it be wrong of me to think that if the Church truly accepted the authenticity of these relics, they would be somewhere other than a church that “isn’t open too often?”
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Yes, it would be wrong of you. First of all, St. Mary Major which also has a purported relic of Mary (as posted by Horton) is open just about every day. Second, there are a bazillion churches in Rome that have important tombs and relics but “aren’t open too often”, for reasons such as security, wanting to reduce wear on the historic structure, and perhaps wanting to welcome those who are truly devoted (as most of the churches do have Masses several times a week and you can go pray) as opposed to looky-loos. Third, the Church does not want us to fixate on relics. It may be interesting to see a relic that is alleged to be Mother Mary’s hair or clothing, but Mother Mary is with us all the time when we pray to her, so while it may be nice or interesting to see a relic that may be hers, it is not necessary for the truly faithful to see it, and the Church therefore has no reason to emphasize it. To me, it would look rather superstitious if they did emphasize it.
 
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