holy relics

“In 1904 the writer of this article made inquiries, to which the Provincial of Cantabria replied that the fathers there were not aware of the existence of the holy relics in any part of Spain, and that they thought the rumour was unfounded.”

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent

“So this Abbot of Cheminon gave me my scrip and staff, and thereupon, I departed from Joinville, and would not enter my castle any more, until I should come home again; and I set out on foot, barefooted, and in pilgrim's weeds, and visited Blechicourt and St. Urbans and other holy relics there; and all the while that I was on my way to Blechicourt and St. Urbans, I durst not cast my eyes back to Joinville, lest my heart should fail me for the fair castle and the two children that I was leaving behind me.”

The Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville

“After the destruction of the principal churches, the bishops, who had declined the crown of martyrdom, retired with the holy relics into Wales and Armorica; the remains of their flocks were left destitute of any spiritual food; the practice, and even the remembrance, of Christianity were abolished; and the British clergy might obtain some comfort from the damnation of the idolatrous strangers.”

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“D’Anville, Mesures Itineraires, p. 73.] 48 The guardians of the most holy relics would rejoice if they were able to produce such a chain of evidence as may be alleged on this occasion.”

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire