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710 Saints of Italy; Pilgrim Trails; Holy Bones

Travel with Rick Steves

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The Importance of Relics

Rick Steves says there is something significant about relics regardless of whether or not they are authentic. The crown of thorns, for the past more than a thousand years, has been the object of veneration for untold millions of people. And that in itself makes it religiously significant, it makes it worth thinking about.

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