There's also the "jawbone of St Anthony of padua" which looks like if it had a full constructed body it'd turn into a cleric version of a lich with a ghostly ball of ectoplasmic energy inside it

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Following-Complete4 months ago3

They also have disturbing amount of body parts of saints. Friend of mine had a some body part of a saint in his home that he got from a church as a blessing or something.

Pretty morbid to bring pieces of corpses to your home from church.

ttw814 months ago3

I googled the "jawbone of st Anthony of padua." Why...what the hell is that?

Styl3Music4 months ago2

Can't believe I'm the first redditor here to post Mary Magdalene skull. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relics_of_Mary_Magdalene

kempff4 months ago1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Prepuce

BikeProblemGuy4 months ago1

Er, yes writers sometimes base their ideas on things from reality.

"Wow, this farm has horses... just like in anime!"

  • This guy probably 
StressFantastic53174 months ago1

Many churches claim to have those not just one

Lord_Xenu4 months ago1

Wake up kids, time for church! 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/st-olivers-head-st-peters-church

AffectionateSector774 months ago1

Transmutation, bones in the alter, their colorful pageantry.

spice_war4 months ago1

that’s like the most tame stuff the Vatican has

MisterSanitation4 months ago1

Oh Catholics LOVE their relics and bones. It’s why the Lutherans made such a stink by walking in and stomping them into dust in front of the congregation. 

The only reason I am grateful for the Catholic Church is that it most certainly helped create the lore of Warhammer 40k with all its skulls, seals, incense, and superstition. To this day that is (imho) the most accurate sci fi of humanity I’ve ever seen. The bureaucracy, the massive scale suffering, the faith placed in explainable phenomena, and the massive xenophobia makes a perfect analogy for humanity. 

“Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment”.