What are examples of Christian artifacts?

Answer 1

Christian "artifacts" are usually known as relics. First class relics are pieces of a saint's body - usually a piece of bone or hair, second class relics are anything that the saint used in life, something he touched, like a piece of clothing, book, etc. A third class relic is anything that has been touched to a first class relic. First class relics are always placed in an altar stone when the altar is first blessed to be used for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Obviously there are no first class relics of Our Blessed Lord or His Mother, as they are both in heaven. The first list below contains a list of second class relics of Our Blessed Lord, like the Shroud of Turin, nails used at the crucifixion, pieces of the true cross, etc. The most common first class relics are pieces of bones of the saints which are put in altars all over the world, this comes from the first couple centuries when Mass was regularly celebrated on the tombs of the martyrs in Rome. The tiny pieces of cloth that you see in reliquaries and on holy cards are mostly second and third class relics from saints.

Answer 2

Examples of Christian artifacts include the Shroud of Turin, the Crown of Thorns, relics of saints, and ancient Christian manuscripts such as the Dead Sea Scrolls or the Nag Hammadi Library. These artifacts hold religious and historical significance for Christian believers and scholars alike.

Answer 3

a religious object; anything of religious significance eg chalice, statue, iconography, relics etc