Confirmation Saint FinderMontréal, QC, Canada
St. André Bessette
Saint Joseph's Oratory
His black granite tomb is in a small room beside the Votive Chapel. The Oratory also keeps the relic of his heart.
Relics/Around the World
Relics
Relics Around the World
Tombs, shrines and relics of the saints outside the United States, from official church and shrine pages.
43 places
Around the World
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lisieux, France
Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
Basilica of St. Thérèse, Crypt
The crypt houses the reliquary of Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, parents of St. Thérèse.
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.
Paray-le-Monial, France
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Chapel of the Apparitions
Beneath a wax figure in the chapel lie most of her bones, almost her whole skeleton.
Paris, France
St. Catherine Labouré
Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
The chapel venerates the body of St. Catherine Labouré, kept intact.
Paris, France
St. Louise de Marillac
Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
The chapel venerates the relics of St. Louise de Marillac.
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.
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.
Old Goa, India
St. Francis Xavier
Basilica of Bom Jesus
His relics repose in the silver Mastrillian Casket in the Basilica of Bom Jesus. The casket was restored in 2021.
Assisi, Italy
St. Carlo Acutis
Sanctuary of the Renunciation (Santa Maria Maggiore)
His tomb is in the Sanctuary of the Spogliazione.
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. Aloysius Gonzaga
Church of St. Ignatius
His tomb is at the altar on the right side of the church.
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. 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. 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. 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. Robert Bellarmine
Church of St. Ignatius
His tomb is in the Chapel of St. Joachim.
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. John Bosco
Basilica of Mary Help of Christians
The basilica contains his body.
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.
Annaya, Lebanon
St. Charbel Makhlouf
Monastery of St. Maron, Annaya
His tomb is in the Tomb Church at the Monastery of St. Maron. Since 1952 his body has rested in a Lebanese cedar coffin.
Kraków, Poland
St. Faustina Kowalska
Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Kraków-Łagiewniki
Since the chapel was renovated (2015 to 2018), the marble coffin with her relics has rested beneath the altar of the convent chapel.
Alba de Tormes, Spain
St. Teresa of Avila
Carmelite Monastery of the Annunciation
The Carmel keeps her incorrupt body and two of her most notable relics, her left arm and her heart.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
St. James the Greater
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
The cathedral keeps the Sepulchre of St. James the Apostle.
Vatican City
St. John Paul II
St. Peter's Basilica, Chapel of St. Sebastian
His mortal remains were entombed beneath the altar of the Chapel of St. Sebastian in 2011.
Vatican City
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter's Basilica
The tomb of St. Peter is beneath the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica.