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fromOpen Culture
1 week ago

The "Dark Relics" of Christianity: Preserved Skulls, Blood & Other Grim Artifacts

"During the Middle Ages, relics were in high demand, and there were always people willing to supply them. It's often joked that, if you gathered all the alleged fragments of the true cross, you'd have enough wood to build a small ship."
Arts
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Can We Build a Forest from It or Not? Investigating the Relics of the True Cross - Medievalists.net

"I have attempted to document every known relic, whether still in existence or remembered in historical records. I have calculated their volumes in cubic millimetres... Yet, all I have gathered is far from equalling even a tenth of the True Cross's estimated original volume."
History
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Catholic Church condemns sale of Carlo Acutis relics, including locks of hair reportedly belonging to first millennial saint

"The relics are little, little fragments of the body, to say that that body is blessed, and it explains to us the closeness of God."
Alternative medicine
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Genetic Study Confirms the Origins of Saint Ladislaus and Hungarian Dynasty - Medievalists.net

Saint Ladislaus I solidified Hungary's power and Christianity; recent studies validate his relic's authenticity and reveal Eastern genetic origins.
fromGameSpot
9 months ago

Black Myth: Wukong - Best Relic Perks

In Black Myth: Wukong, Relics are more than simple gameplay elements; they are essential to the narrative. These items motivate the protagonist, the Destined One, and guide the player's progress through the richly woven campaign.
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