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Orthodox holy sites of Europe

Relics of the saints of the undivided Church, relics of the Lord’s Passion and of the Mother of God, ancient monasteries — including those now kept in Catholic and Anglican churches. Choose a country.

Belgium

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Bruges

Reliquary of the Holy Blood

The relic was brought from the Holy Land in the 12th century. Veneration takes place daily at set hours; each year at the Ascension a procession passes through the city.

Where
Basilica of the Holy Blood
Address
Burg 13, 8000 Brugge · on the map
Nearest church
Parishes in Ghent and Bruges