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Relics

Relics in France

Churches and shrines in France that keep relics of saints and offer them for veneration.

11 places

France

St. Francis de Sales
Annecy, France

St. Francis de Sales

Basilica of the Visitation

The relics of St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Frances de Chantal rest in the basilica and have been honored for nearly four centuries.

Body or remainsOn regular display

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St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Annecy, France

St. Jane Frances de Chantal

Basilica of the Visitation

The relics of St. Jane Frances de Chantal and St. Francis de Sales rest in the basilica and have been honored for nearly four centuries.

Body or remainsOn regular display

Official website

St. John Vianney
Ars-sur-Formans, France

St. John Vianney

Sanctuary of Ars, Basilica

The shrine containing his intact body is on display in a chapel on the right side of the basilica. The Chapel of the Heart, built in 1930, holds the relic of his heart.

Body or remainsOn regular display

Official website

St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Lisieux, France

St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Carmel of Lisieux, Chapel of the Shrine

The shrine (reliquary) of St. Thérèse is in the chapel of the Carmel, where pilgrims gather to pray.

RelicOn regular display

Official website

St. Bernadette Soubirous
Nevers, France

St. Bernadette Soubirous

Sanctuary of St. Bernadette, Espace Bernadette

Since August 3, 1925 her body has rested in a glass shrine in the chapel of the convent of Saint-Gildard.

Body or remainsOn regular display

Official website

St. Catherine Labouré
Paris, France

St. Catherine Labouré

Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

The chapel venerates the body of St. Catherine Labouré, kept intact.

Body or remainsOn regular display

Official website

St. Vincent de Paul
Paris, France

St. Vincent de Paul

Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul

The relics of St. Vincent de Paul are in the chapel of the Motherhouse of the Congregation of the Mission.

Body or remainsOn regular display

Official website

St. Thomas Aquinas
Toulouse, France

St. Thomas Aquinas

Les Jacobins

His body was laid to rest at the Jacobins on January 28, 1369. Each January 28 the diocese celebrates his feast there with a procession of his relics.

RelicOn regular display

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