Relics from John the Baptist

Connected Sites: 9

WHS that hold Relics from John the Baptist, "a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD .,, revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, the Druze faith, and Mandaeism;" (wiki)

Connected Sites

  • Rome
    Rome
    Holy See, Italy
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.57
    662
    13
    A fragment of the "head" is held in the Church of San Silvestre in Capite (Named after the "head")
  • Aachen Cathedral
    Aachen Cathedral
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.74
    339
    18
    Has the decapitation cloth
  • Amiens Cathedral
    Amiens Cathedral
    France
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.41
    221
    12
    The "head" was brought back as booty from Constantinople in 1206 from 4th crusade and was a partial raison d'etre for the cathedral's construction. Later "lost" but 19th century replica resides in a chapel.
  • Valletta
    Valletta
    Malta
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.76
    384
    10
    Relic of the arm in the cathedral
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    France
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.82
    302
    14
    Royal abbey Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Saint-Jean-d'Angély: The abbey originates from a legend: that of the head of Saint John the Baptist brought back from Alexandria by the monk Felix in a boat that ran aground on the coast of Saintonge. In order to shelter this invaluable relic, the king of Aquitaine Pepin is said to have brought monks from the Order of Saint Benedict of Cluny to found an abbey in 923. (Nomination file)
  • Old City of Jerusalem
    Old City of Jerusalem
    Israel
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.36
    275
    12
    John the Baptist Church possesses one of his bones
  • Mount Athos
    Mount Athos
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.50
    79
    8
    "parts" of John the Baptist are held in Prodromos Skete (Prodromos means "forerunner" i.e. John the Baptist)
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.37
    485
    12
    Topkapi Palace has an arm and part of the skull
  • Damascus
    Damascus
    Syria
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.89
    77
    5
    Umayyad Mosque - A shrine is said to contain the "head"