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Relics in the United States

Shrines and churches in the United States that keep relics of saints from this site.

17 places

Inland Northwest

Parishes in the Diocese of Spokane keep many relics that are shown on feast days or by request. We add them here when a parish or the diocese lists them publicly.

Spokane, WA

St. Francis Xavier

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church

During its annual Novena of Grace in Lent, the parish gives individual blessings with the relics of St. Francis Xavier. The 2026 novena was the 99th.

RelicAnnounced days only

Official website

Spokane, WA

St. Peregrine Laziosi

Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes

The cathedral exposes its relic of St. Peregrine for veneration on announced days. On May 4, 2026 it held a Day of Prayer with exposition of the relic, Mass and the Anointing of the Sick.

RelicAnnounced days only

Official website

United States

Washington, DC

St. John Paul II

Saint John Paul II National Shrine

A first-class relic of his blood, in a glass ampoule at the center of an ornate reliquary, is offered for veneration.

RelicOn regular display

Official website

Honolulu, HI

St. Damien of Molokai

Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa

A relic, part of a bone from his foot, is enshrined at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. During the cathedral's renovation the reliquary is at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus.

RelicOn regular display

Official website

Honolulu, HI

St. Marianne Cope

Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa

Her mortal remains are in a reliquary at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. During the cathedral's renovation the reliquary is at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus.

Body or remainsOn regular display

Official website

Chicago, IL

St. Jude Thaddeus

National Shrine of St. Jude, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

Two first-class bone relics of St. Jude, given by the Vatican in the 1920s. The small relic is protected in glass and brass so that visitors may touch it.

RelicOn regular display

Official website

Darien, IL

St. Thérèse of Lisieux

National Shrine and Museum of St. Thérèse

The shrine and museum hold the largest collection of her relics and memorabilia outside Lisieux, France.

RelicOn regular display

Official website

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN

St. Théodore Guérin

Shrine of St. Mother Théodore Guérin

In a small chapel room at the back of the shrine, visitors can pray and view her final resting place.

TombOn regular display

Official website

Stockbridge, MA

St. Faustina Kowalska

National Shrine of The Divine Mercy

A first-class relic of St. Faustina is encased in the kneeler of her chapel, to the right of the high altar.

RelicOn regular display

Official website

Emmitsburg, MD

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Her remains are entombed in the Altar of Relics in the Basilica, enclosed in marble in a small copper casket. They were moved there in 1968.

TombOn regular display

Official website

St. Charles, MO

St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

Shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

Her remains were placed in a marble sarcophagus, which stands in an alcove facing the altar of the shrine.

TombOn regular display

Official website

New York, NY

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine

About 80% of Mother Cabrini's remains are enclosed in the glass casket-shaped reliquary in the altar. The face and hands are sculpted in wax.

Body or remainsOn regular display

Official website

Barto, PA

St. Pio of Pietrelcina

National Centre for Padre Pio

The museum shows the largest collection of Padre Pio relics in the United States, including the gloves and bandages he wore over the wounds of his stigmata.

RelicOn regular display

Official website

Philadelphia, PA

St. John Neumann

National Shrine of St. John Neumann

The shrine beneath St. Peter the Apostle Church is his resting place. Its altar rests atop a glass case containing his remains, which wear a wax mask and bishop's vestments.

Body or remainsOn regular display

Official website

Philadelphia, PA

St. Katharine Drexel

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

Her tomb is within the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

TombOn regular display

Official website

Pittsburgh, PA

St. Anthony of Padua

Saint Anthony Chapel

The chapel holds more than 5,000 relics of the saints. Its first-class relic of St. Anthony of Padua is in a small reliquary on the St. Anthony Altar.

RelicLimited access

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