In Christianity, the translation of relics is the ceremonial removal of holy objects from one place to another. Usually only the movement of the remains of a saint's body would be treated so formally,
Depiction of St. Corbinian's relics being translated to Freising from Merano, from a panel in the crypt of Freising Cathedral
Translation of the relics of St. Gregory to Petershausen Abbey, Germany
The Honorable Head of Venerable Macarius (in the golden reliquary held by Archbishop Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas) visits the city of Kstovo during its translation from Nizhny Novgorod's Pechersky Ascension Monastery to Makaryev Monastery.
17th-century icon of the Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas of Myra, from Myra in Asia Minor to Bari, Italy, in 1087 (Historic Museum in Sanok, Poland)
Ursula was a Romano-British virgin and martyr possibly of royal origin. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion. Her feast day in the pre
Hans Memling, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula
Saint Ursula, c. 1650, Italy
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula (German school, 16th century)