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reliquary

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as in shrine

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Recent Examples of reliquary Next door is the Al-Jazzar Mosque, where there's a reliquary containing a hair believed to be from the Prophet Muhammad. — Michele Kelemen, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026 For this special dual reliquary for Survival Kit, each piece includes details from 100 famous artists’ artworks of birds, presented along with their death dates. — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Several more of the empress's brooches were also on display in the gallery, including some known as reliquary brooches, which are constructed to hold a sacred relic, a symbol of Eugénie’s Catholic faith. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 An emerald necklace and earrings from the matching set of Empress Marie-Louise were also reportedly snatched alongside a reliquary brooch, Empress Eugénie’s diadem and her large corsage-bow brooch. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reliquary

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Khamenei’s body will then be returned to Iran to be buried Thursday at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, his birthplace.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Khamenei’s casket was displayed Tuesday in Qom, the Iranian seat of religious scholarship, and Iranian officials have said funeral events will take place Wednesday in Iraq, which is home to two of the holiest shrines for Shiites.

— Garrett Haake, NBC news, 7 July 2026

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