Relic is the term that is commonly used to refer to the body of a person which is worshiped for some reason, it is also called that way to certain objects that for some reason make it worthy of worship. It is usually an expression used to refer to the bodies of saints, in the Catholic Church. In a broader sense, objects that have significant sentimental significance to someone. The word relic comes from the Latin "reliquiae", which means "the ashes of something." This word is practiced in two different contexts: in the religious sphere and in the worldly one.
The relics are also all those things that belonged to a loved one and that, for this reason, has great sentimental and personal value for the current owner.
From a religious perspective, a relic is a piece that is connected to a saint. These pieces can be organic in nature such as a piece of bone or a skull, or anything else that is related or has a personal tie with a saint such as a piece of clothing, his tunic, or any other. Relics are revered by believers because they represent something sanctified and for this reason they are suspiciously protected as great treasure.
In short, the relic is a figure that integrates faith and has a deep spiritual sense, but in addition to being traditional and historical.
The worship of relics magnifies the foundations of Christianity: as a result of the follow-ups, they engaged in conservation and assumed a high esteem for the objects related to which they fell dead for their faith. This worship of relics has been perpetually an event of great social, economic and cultural relevance throughout the world.
In an unknown period the tradition of promising on relics was undertaken, in the same way, as one swears on a Bible or the Gospels in certain cases.
Some of the relics related to Jesus Christ that were found are the crown of thorns, the holy sheet, the nails of the cross, the shroud of his face, the sign that hung on his cross, among other things.
