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What makes religious relics – like pieces of the 'true cross' and hair of saints – sacred to Christians

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
What makes religious relics – like pieces of the 'true cross' and hair of saints – sacred to ChristiansChristian clergymen carry a wooden relic believed to be from Jesus' manger at the Notre Dame church in Jerusalem in 2019.AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean

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