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Recent Examples of reliquary
The crown of thorns, said to be the wreath placed on Jesus Christ’s head during his crucifixion, and one of the cathedral’s most sacred items, will sit in a sparkling reliquary.
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Keir Simmons, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
His body, clad in a tracksuit and sneakers, has been on display for veneration in a sanctuary in the town, and his heart has been displayed in a reliquary in the St. Francis Basilica.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
Across the hall is Richter’s synth reliquary, where, along with his Russian Blue cat, Kiki, reside several Moogs, the TC 6000 system behind Sleep’s subterranean reverb, effects units immortalized by King Tubby and Syd Barrett, and enough reel-to-reel tape machines to fill a museum.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2024
Surak regretted that they were stored this way and not placed in proper reliquaries in locations where they could be venerated.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Keir Simmons, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
His body, clad in a tracksuit and sneakers, has been on display for veneration in a sanctuary in the town, and his heart has been displayed in a reliquary in the St. Francis Basilica.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
Across the hall is Richter’s synth reliquary, where, along with his Russian Blue cat, Kiki, reside several Moogs, the TC 6000 system behind Sleep’s subterranean reverb, effects units immortalized by King Tubby and Syd Barrett, and enough reel-to-reel tape machines to fill a museum.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2024
Surak regretted that they were stored this way and not placed in proper reliquaries in locations where they could be venerated.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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“Reliquary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliquary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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