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Assisi, Italy
St. Carlo Acutis
Sanctuary of the Renunciation (Santa Maria Maggiore)
His tomb is in the Sanctuary of the Spogliazione.
Relics/Italy
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Relics in Italy
Churches and shrines in Italy that keep relics of saints and offer them for veneration.
70 places
Italy
Assisi, Italy
St. Clare of Assisi
Basilica of St. Clare
Her mortal remains, in a reliquary figure inside a crystal and stone urn, are venerated from behind a grille in the crypt.
Assisi, Italy
St. Francis of Assisi
Basilica of St. Francis
His tomb is a simple stone sarcophagus in a stone pillar beneath the main altar of the Lower Church, in the crypt.
Bari, Italy
St. Nicholas of Myra
Basilica of St. Nicholas
His bones, about 65% of the skeleton, are in his tomb in the crypt, beneath the silver altar.
Bologna, Italy
St. Dominic
Basilica of San Domenico
His tomb, the Arca di San Domenico, is in the basilica. On the 15 Tuesdays before his feast the conventual Mass is celebrated at the Arca.
Cascia, Italy
St. Rita of Cascia
Basilica of St. Rita
Her body rests in an urn in the basilica, placed there in 1947.
Cassino, Italy
St. Benedict of Nursia
Abbey of Montecassino
Beneath the high altar of the cathedral, a bronze urn holds silver containers with the remains of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica.
Cassino, Italy
St. Scholastica
Abbey of Montecassino
Beneath the high altar of the cathedral, a bronze urn holds silver containers with the remains of St. Scholastica and St. Benedict.
Lucca, Italy
St. Gemma Galgani
Sanctuary of St. Gemma
Her mortal remains are kept by the Passionist nuns in the sanctuary dedicated to her.
Nettuno, Italy
St. Maria Goretti
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces and St. Maria Goretti
Her body rests permanently in the basilica, in the Crypt of St. Maria Goretti.
Padua, Italy
St. Anthony of Padua
Basilica of St. Anthony
The Chapel of the Relics keeps his incorrupt tongue, his jawbone and other relics.
Pavia, Italy
St. Augustine of Hippo
San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro
The Arca di Sant'Agostino, a 14th century monument in the basilica, holds his relics.
Rome, Italy
St. Agnes of Rome
Basilica of Sant'Agnese Outside the Walls
Her body was placed in 1621, with the remains of St. Emerentiana, in a silver casket under the high altar of the basilica on the Via Nomentana, near the catacombs where she was first buried. Her head is kept at Sant'Agnese in Agone.
Rome, Italy
St. Agnes of Rome
Sant'Agnese in Agone
The skull of St. Agnes is kept in a small temple-shaped tabernacle on the altar of the Chapel of St. Philip Neri, also called the Chapel of the Skull of St. Agnes. Pope Pius X had it placed here.
Rome, Italy
St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Church of St. Ignatius
His tomb is at the altar on the right side of the church.
Rome, Italy
St. Anastasia
Basilica of Sant'Anastasia al Palatino
By tradition, relics of St. Anastasia are kept beneath the high altar.
Rome, Italy
St. Andrew Bobola
Church of the Gesù
Beneath one of the side altars are relics from an arm of St. Andrew Bobola, the Polish Jesuit martyr canonized in 1938.
Rome, Italy
St. Bartholomew
Basilica of St. Bartholomew on the Tiber Island
Emperor Otto III built the church in 998 to house the remains of two martyrs: St. Bartholomew the Apostle, whose body is kept in the high altar, and St. Adalbert of Prague.
Rome, Italy
St. Bibiana
Church of Santa Bibiana
Beneath the high altar, behind a gilded bronze grille designed by Bernini, an ancient alabaster basin holds the remains of St. Bibiana, her sister St. Demetria and their mother St. Dafrosa.
Rome, Italy
St. Camillus de Lellis
Church of Santa Maria Maddalena
The Camillians keep the relics of St. Camillus in this church. During restoration work they were moved for more than a year to Bucchianico, his birthplace. They are due back at the Maddalena in November 2026. The Chapel of the Relics, left of the main altar, keeps his shroud.
Rome, Italy
St. Catherine of Siena
Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Beneath the high altar is the 15th century marble tomb that holds her relics. Its lid shows her lying with her head on a cushion. The tomb was restored in 1999 and 2000.
Rome, Italy
St. Cecilia
Basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
The crypt keeps the bodies of St. Cecilia, the martyrs Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus, and Popes Urban and Lucius.
Rome, Italy
St. Charles Borromeo
Basilica of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso
The basilica keeps the relic of the heart of St. Charles Borromeo, given by Cardinal Federico Borromeo in 1614.
Rome, Italy
St. Clement of Rome
Basilica of San Clemente
The relics of St. Clement, brought from the Crimea by St. Cyril and St. Methodius, are kept beneath the high altar. On his feast, November 23, they are exposed for veneration and carried in procession.
Rome, Italy
Sts. Cosmas and Damian
Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano
The lower church venerates the relics of St. Cosmas and St. Damian and other martyrs.
Rome, Italy
St. Cyril
Basilica of San Clemente
St. Cyril, apostle of the Slavs, was buried in San Clemente in 869. His relics were lost after the French Revolution. A fragment found in the 1960s was placed in the basilica by Pope Paul VI, and pilgrims visit his tomb in the excavated 4th century basilica.
Rome, Italy
St. Damasus I
San Lorenzo in Damaso
The remains of Pope St. Damasus, a great honorer of the martyrs, rest beneath the high altar.
Rome, Italy
St. Faustina Kowalska
Santo Spirito in Sassia (Shrine of Divine Mercy)
Pope John Paul II gave the shrine the relics of St. Faustina after her canonization Mass. They are kept beside the altar of the Divine Mercy chapel and offered for veneration each day at 3 p.m., at the end of the Hour of Mercy.
Rome, Italy
Sts. Faustinus and Beatrix
San Nicola in Carcere
The bodies of the martyrs of the Via Portuensis, St. Faustinus and St. Beatrix, are venerated beneath the high altar.
Rome, Italy
St. Felix of Cantalice
Santa Maria della Concezione (Capuchin Church)
St. Felix of Cantalice, the first Capuchin saint, who died in 1587, is buried in one of the side chapels of the church.
Rome, Italy
St. Frances of Rome
Basilica of Santa Francesca Romana
The crypt of the basilica on the edge of the Roman Forum keeps the relics of St. Frances of Rome.
Rome, Italy
St. Francis Xavier
Church of the Gesù
A gilded silver reliquary of the late 1600s on the Altar of St. Francis Xavier, in the right transept, holds the right forearm of St. Francis Xavier.
Rome, Italy
St. Francis of Assisi
San Francesco a Ripa Grande
His cell, where he stayed on his visits to Pope Innocent III, is now a shrine reached through the sacristy. Behind a grille is the black stone he used as a pillow. A case beside the sacristy holds a piece of his hair shirt and of his blood-soaked bandage.
Rome, Italy
St. Ignatius of Antioch
Basilica of San Clemente
The urn in the confessio beneath the high altar holds the relics venerated as those of St. Clement and St. Ignatius of Antioch.
Rome, Italy
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Church of the Gesù
His body was placed on July 23, 1637 in a gilded bronze urn by Alessandro Algardi, in the Chapel of St. Ignatius.
Rome, Italy
St. James the Less
Basilica of the Holy Twelve Apostles
In the crypt, beyond a grille, a marble sarcophagus holds relics (some bones) of the Apostles St. Philip and St. James the Less.
Rome, Italy
St. Jerome
Basilica of St. Mary Major
The basilica names the remains of St. Jerome among its most important relics, together with those of St. Matthias.
Rome, Italy
St. John Berchmans
Church of St. Ignatius
He is buried in the Chapel of the Annunciation. The relic of his heart is kept in the Jesuit church of Saint-Michel in Leuven, Belgium.
Rome, Italy
St. John Paul II
Santo Spirito in Sassia (Shrine of Divine Mercy)
In the fourth chapel on the left, beside a portrait of St. John Paul II, a round gilded silver case holds a relic of his blood.
Rome, Italy
Sts. John and Paul
Basilica of Saints John and Paul
The relics of the martyrs St. John and St. Paul have been kept in a porphyry urn in the high altar since 1726.
Rome, Italy
St. John the Baptist
San Silvestro in Capite
The relic venerated here as the head of St. John the Baptist, the upper part of a skull set in a wax head, is kept in the Chapel of the Pietà, left of the entrance from the courtyard. It has been venerated in this church since at least the late 12th century.
Rome, Italy
St. Joseph Pignatelli
Church of the Gesù
A green marble urn holds the relics of St. Joseph Pignatelli, canonized in 1954, a leader in restoring the Society of Jesus in Italy.
Rome, Italy
St. Lawrence of Rome
Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls
The crypt beneath the basilica holds the tomb of St. Lawrence, buried together with St. Stephen and St. Justin the priest. Behind the tombs is the ancient slab on which, by tradition, his body was laid after his martyrdom.
Rome, Italy
St. Lawrence of Rome
Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina
The basilica keeps part of the gridiron on which, by tradition, St. Lawrence was martyred.
Rome, Italy
St. Marcellus I
San Marcello al Corso
Pope St. Marcellus rests in the chapel of the great 15th century wooden crucifix, whose altar is rich in relics of martyrs.
Rome, Italy
St. Matthias
Basilica of St. Mary Major
The basilica names the remains of St. Matthias among its most important relics, together with those of St. Jerome.
Rome, Italy
St. Monica
Basilica of Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio
In the chapel of St. Monica, in the left transept, the remains of her body rest in an 18th century green marble urn beneath the altar. She died at Ostia in 387, and her body was brought to Rome in the 15th century.
Rome, Italy
St. Paul of the Cross
Basilica of Saints John and Paul
The founder of the Passionists died in the adjoining retreat in 1775. His remains rest in a gilded metal urn beneath the altar of his chapel, built from 1857 and given its altar in 1879.
Rome, Italy
St. Paul the Apostle
Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls
The marble sarcophagus of the Apostle lies beneath the papal altar. A grating on the east side of the altar lets visitors see the memorial slab above it.
Rome, Italy
St. Paul the Apostle
Archbasilica of St. John Lateran
At the top of the 14th century ciborium over the papal altar are reliquaries with the heads of St. Paul and St. Peter.
Rome, Italy
St. Paul the Apostle
Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls
The chain that by tradition bound St. Paul to his Roman guard is venerated under the Altar of the Confession, in a case directly above his tomb. It has nine links. Each June 29 it is carried in procession through the streets around the basilica and abbey.
Rome, Italy
St. Peter the Apostle
Archbasilica of St. John Lateran
At the top of the 14th century ciborium over the papal altar are reliquaries with the heads of St. Peter and St. Paul. The papal altar encloses the wooden altar on which, by tradition, St. Peter himself celebrated.
Rome, Italy
St. Peter the Apostle
Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli
The chains that by tradition bound St. Peter are kept in a tabernacle in the crypt of the basilica, where the Maccabean martyrs also rest.
Rome, Italy
St. Philip Neri
Santa Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova)
His body rests in the chapel to the left of the high altar of the Chiesa Nuova. His rebuilt rooms keep many of his relics.
Rome, Italy
St. Philip the Apostle
Basilica of the Holy Twelve Apostles
In the crypt, beyond a grille, a marble sarcophagus holds relics (some bones) of the Apostles St. Philip and St. James the Less.
Rome, Italy
Bl. Pius IX
Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls
Blessed Pius IX, who asked to be buried near St. Lawrence, rests in a sarcophagus in the crypt, in a chapel covered with mosaics. His body was brought here from St. Peter's on the night of July 12 to 13, 1881.
Rome, Italy
St. Praxedes
Basilica of Santa Prassede
The remains of St. Praxedes rest in the chapel beneath the high altar. Pope Paschal I gave burial here to some 2,300 martyrs.
Rome, Italy
Sts. Primus and Felician
Santo Stefano Rotondo
The martyrs St. Primus and St. Felician, moved here by Pope Theodore, are venerated in the church. Only the mosaic apse of their oratory survives.
Rome, Italy
St. Sebastian
Basilica of St. Sebastian Outside the Walls
The Chapel of the Relics, commissioned in 1625, keeps an arrow from the martyrdom of St. Sebastian and the column to which he was bound. The basilica stands on the Appian Way over the catacomb where he was buried, and has a chapel dedicated to him.
Rome, Italy
St. Sixtus II
San Sisto Vecchio
The remains of the martyr popes St. Zephyrinus, St. Anterus, St. Lucius and St. Sixtus II rest in this church.
Rome, Italy
St. Stephen
Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls
St. Stephen, the first martyr, is venerated in the crypt beneath the basilica, where St. Lawrence is buried together with him and St. Justin the priest.
Rome, Italy
St. Thomas the Apostle
Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem
The Chapel of the Relics keeps a bone from the finger of St. Thomas the Apostle, displayed in a glass case with the basilica's relics of the Passion, including fragments of the Cross, a nail and the Titulus Crucis.
Rome, Italy
St. Valentine
Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
The basilica's collection of relics includes a bone fragment of St. Valentine, kept with relics of other saints in a gilded wood and glass case.
San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Lower Church of St. Pio of Pietrelcina
The urn with his relics was solemnly moved from the crypt of Santa Maria delle Grazie to the lower church named for him.
Siena, Italy
St. Catherine of Siena
Basilica of San Domenico
The basilica houses her relics, her Sacred Head.
Turin, Italy
St. Dominic Savio
Basilica of Mary Help of Christians
The basilica contains his body, with those of St. Maria Domenica Mazzarello and the Salesian blessed.
Turin, Italy
St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Turin Cathedral
The altar of the Chapel of Saints Massimo and Antonio Abate holds his remains.
Venice, Italy
St. Mark the Evangelist
St. Mark's Basilica
The marble sarcophagus with his body is at the high altar, enclosed by the ciborium.