Claimed skulls of St. John Chrysostom is located in the Cathedral in Florence, in a Roman Catholic shrine in Pisa, in Moscow and on Mount Athos in Greece. John Chrysostom (347–407.AD) was Archbishop of Constantinople, and considered an important Early Church Father. He is recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as… Read More Four versions: Skulls of John Chrysostom
The skull of Saint Brébeuf can be adored in Martyr’s Shrine near Midland, Ontario, in Canada. But only half of it. If this had only been one of the thousands of skulls venerated and adored in Roman Catholic Churches, I would not have written this article. I have already written more than enough about worship… Read More Roman Catholic nuns fought and got half of saints boiled skull
There is a lot of drama around people who fight over skulls. One of them is St. Irene. This is what an Greek Orthodox web site has recorded: “Some of the relics of St. Irene may have been stolen by the Latin Crusaders during the sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade of 1204”. Source:… Read More Rome returned stolen skull of St. Irene
The collected remains of the head of John Cassian is at best parts of a skull. This is what a website records about “Holy bones in Saint-Victor Abbey in Marseilles”. Display of reliquaries containing osseous remains of early Christian saints and martyrs, including the skull of saint John Cassian (top middle), and morsels of saints… Read More The skull of saint John Cassian
The skull of St. Yves is kept for display. But his bones have disappeared. The most popular of the numerous Breton saints, Yves is known officially as St. Yves of Tréguier, the patron saint of judges and lawyers. But where is St. Yves today? The rest of his bones may or not be in the… Read More The “holy” skull of Saint Yves
