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The Chains of Saint Peter are a set of iron relics traditionally believed to have bound the apostle Peter during his imprisonments in Jerusalem and Rome. They are permanently housed in the Church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome, which translates to Saint Peter in Chains. According to tradition, the...

The staff at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul is traditionally identified as a walking staff used by the Prophet Muhammad. It forms part of the Sacred Trusts, a collection of objects connected with Muhammad, his companions, and earlier prophets that came under Ottoman custody. The collection is preserved...

The Veil of Veronica is a Christian relic tradition concerning a cloth said to bear an image of Jesus' face after a woman wiped it while he carried the cross. A relic identified with this cloth has long been kept at Saint Peter's Basilica and was one of medieval Rome's important pilgrimage objects....

The Topkapi Palace in Istanbul houses a collection of relics attributed to prophets in its Sacred Relics section. Among these is a wooden staff traditionally associated with Moses, who is recognized as a prophet in Islam. The staff is displayed alongside other relics including items attributed to th...

The Sacred Relics Chamber of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul contains an impression in stone venerated as a footprint of the Prophet Muhammad. This relic is part of the broader collection of holy objects brought to Istanbul after the Ottoman conquest of the Mamluk Sultanate in the early 16th century. The...

The Bell of St. Patrick (Clog Phádraig) is an early medieval iron handbell associated with St. Patrick, the 5th-century patron saint of Ireland. Originally enshrined in a bronze case at the request of the King of Ulster around 1100, the bell remained in the custody of the O'Mellan hereditary keepers...

St. Cuthbert's Pectoral Cross is an Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet cross recovered in 1827 when St. Cuthbert's tomb was opened at Durham Cathedral. Cuthbert (c. 634–687) was a monk, bishop, and hermit of Lindisfarne who became one of medieval England's most venerated saints. The cross was likely placed...

The Bachall Ísu, an Irish name meaning Staff of Jesus, was a celebrated medieval relic traditionally identified as the pastoral staff of Saint Patrick. It was kept for centuries in Dublin and was used in ceremonies involving oaths and the confirmation of authority, reflecting its religious and polit...

The Veil of Manoppello, also called the Volto Santo, is a fine cloth preserved in Manoppello, Italy, bearing a faint facial image. Christian pilgrims and some proponents identify the image with the face of Jesus Christ, while its origin and historical relationship to other face-cloths remain subject...

The Holy Face of Laon is a Byzantine-style image of Christ's face preserved in Laon Cathedral in northern France. Tradition holds that the cloth image was brought from Constantinople to Laon in 1249 by Jacques Pantaléon, then Bishop of Laon and later Pope Urban IV. It belongs to the medieval traditi...