Fifth year students find relic of saint in Dublin school

Dublin school finds relic of saint hidden in altar

Staff and students at St Vincent’s Secondary School in Glasnevin were ecstatic to discover an ancient piece of history

Relic of saint found by students at Dublin secondary school

The discovery was made when the students were moving the school's altar from upstairs down to the hall to prepare for a graduation ceremony

Fifth year students find relic of saint in Dublin school

A relic of a saint which is believed to date from the second or third century has been found in a secondary school in north Dublin.

Q&A with Fr Flader: The veneration of relics

Relics of Jesus Christ, left, the Virgin Mary, Padre Pio, St. John Paul II and St. Frances Xavier Cabrini are among the nearly 200 sacred artifacts seen on display during a sacred relics exhibit at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory in Montclair, N.J., Feb. 24, 2024. The oratory will host an exhibit of over 500 sacred relics April 5, 2025. (OSV News photo/Sean Quinn, courtesy Archdiocese of Newark) One of my friends was criticising me and the chur…