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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.

Germany

Check access arrangements on the church’s website before travelling.

Cologne

Relics of the Holy Magi

A golden reliquary of the 12th–13th centuries behind the high altar. The relics were translated from Milan in 1164. The cathedral is open daily.

Where
Cologne Cathedral
Address
Domkloster 4, 50667 Köln · on the map
Nearest church
Parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Serbian Church in Cologne

Aachen

The four great relics of Aachen

The robe of the Mother of God, the swaddling clothes of the Christ Child, the cloth from the head of Saint John the Forerunner and the loincloth of the Lord. Exposition every seven years (Heiligtumsfahrt, next in 2028).

Where
Aachen Cathedral (Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne)
Address
Domhof 1, 52062 Aachen · on the map
Nearest church
Parishes in Aachen and Cologne

Trier

The Holy Robe of the Lord (Heiliger Rock)

The oldest cathedral in Germany. The relic is kept in a special chapel and is rarely exposed for veneration (most recently in 2012).

Where
Cathedral of Saint Peter
Address
Liebfrauenstraße 12, 54290 Trier · on the map
Nearest church
Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Klausen (Archdiocese)

Fulda

Tomb of Saint Boniface, apostle of Germany

Enlightener of the German lands († 754). The tomb is in the crypt beneath the cathedral’s high altar.

Where
Fulda Cathedral
Address
Domplatz 1, 36037 Fulda · on the map
Nearest church
Parishes in Frankfurt