A receptacle for keeping relics.

"Reliquaries" are containers used to store and display relics, typically associated with religious significance. These relics are often fragments of the remains of saints, or objects associated with them. Reliquaries are used in various religions, including Christianity and Buddhism.

Christian Popp has written:

'Der Schatz der Kanonissen' -- subject(s): Reliquaries, Canonesses, Art collections, Stift Gandersheim (Bad Gandersheim, Germany), Relics, Convents

Paul Parfait has written:

'Petit-Pierre' -- subject(s): Accessible book

'La foire aux reliques' -- subject(s): Christian saints, Cult, Relics and reliquaries

Petra Janke has written:

'Ein heilbringender Schatz' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Christian art and symbolism, Dom zu Halberstadt, Relics, Religious life and customs, Reliquaries