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| − | [[Image:Hojo Tokiyori grave Meigetsu-in-Kita-Kamakura.jpg|thumb|The tomb of Hojo Tokiyori, Meigetsu-in-Kita- | + | [[Image:Hojo Tokiyori grave Meigetsu-in-Kita-Kamakura.jpg|thumb|The tomb of Hojo Tokiyori, Meigetsu-in-Kita-Kamakura.]] |
| − | '''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 '''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 | + | 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]]. | Shrines are object of [[pilgrimage]]. | ||
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| + | [[Image:Shrine of Sayidda Zeinab.jpg]] | ||
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| + | Shrine of Sayidda Zeinab, Damascus, [[Syria]]. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | + | [[Image:OLoG.jpg|thumb|Basilica of Guadalupe, [[Mexico City]].]] | |
*[[Kaaba]] | *[[Kaaba]] | ||
*[[Kamakura]] | *[[Kamakura]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:22, August 22, 2016
A 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.
Shrine of Sayidda Zeinab, Damascus, Syria.
See also
Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City.