A
reliquary
(also
referred to
as a
shrine,
chasse
or
monstrance)
is a
container
for holy
relics.
These may be
the physical
remains of
saints, such
as bones or
shreds of
clothing, or
some object
associated
with the
saints or
other holy
figures. A
philatory is
a
transparent
reliquary to
contain and
exhibit the
bones and
relics of
saints.
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