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") | |
| Valletta | Relic of the arm in the cathedral |
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