Relics

In the Catholic church, relics are physical objects that have a connection to Jesus, the saints and apostles. These objects are worshipped (or venerated).

There are three classes of relics:

First Class

The bodies or body parts of the saints, martyrs and the apostles. These can be bones, head, finger, corpse, skin, ashes, limbs, toe nails, foreskin, tears, sweat, hair, teeth or any part of the body.

Second Class

Objects that touched the living saints and have become sanctified. They can be objects that they used or objects that killed them or imprisoned them. Chains, wood from the cross, ropes, nails, bullets, clothes, underwear, furniture, houses, cups and spoons.

Third Class

Modern objects like pieces of cloth that have been touched to a first or second class relic. These can be sold.