[[Image:Hojo Tokiyori grave Meigetsu-in-Kita-Kamakura.jpg|thumb|The tomb of Hojo Tokiyori, Meigetsu-in-Kita-Kamakurain.]]
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[[Image:Hojo Tokiyori grave Meigetsu-in-Kita-Kamakura.jpg|thumb|The tomb of Hojo Tokiyori, Meigetsu-in-Kita-Kamakura.]]
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'''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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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 ==
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[[Image:OLoG.jpg|thumb|Basilica of Guadalupe, [[Mexico City]].]]