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A tomb of a saint could be considered a holy or sacred place. A reliquary is usually a highly-decorated container for holding holy objects. | A tomb of a saint could be considered a holy or sacred place. A reliquary is usually a highly-decorated container for holding holy objects. | ||
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| + | Shrines are object of [[pilgrimage]]. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 12:44, November 13, 2008
Shrine is a reliquary or a place of worship at which devotion is paid to a sacred person or object. The site is usually hallowed by venerated objects.
A tomb of a saint could be considered a holy or sacred place. A reliquary is usually a highly-decorated container for holding holy objects.
Shrines are object of pilgrimage.