Relics from John the Baptist
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aachen Cathedral | Has the decapitation cloth | |
| Amiens Cathedral | The "head" was brought back as booty from Constantinople in 1206 from 4th crusade and was a partial raison d'etre for the cathedral's construction. Later "lost" but 19th century replica resides in a chapel. | |
| Damascus | Umayyad Mosque - A shrine is said to contain the "head" | |
| Istanbul | Topkapi Palace has an arm and part of the skull | |
| Mount Athos | "parts" of John the Baptist are held in Prodromos Skete (Prodromos means "forerunner" i.e. John the Baptist) | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | John the Baptist Church possesses one of his bones | |
| Rome | A fragment of the "head" is held in the Church of San Silvestre in Capite (Named after the "head") | |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Royal abbey Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Saint-Jean-d'Angély: The abbey originates from a legend: that of the head of Saint John the Baptist brought back from Alexandria by the monk Felix in a boat that ran aground on the coast of Saintonge. In order to shelter this invaluable relic, the king of Aquitaine Pepin is said to have brought monks from the Order of Saint Benedict of Cluny to found an abbey in 923. (Nomination file) | |
| Valletta | Relic of the arm in the cathedral |
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