Shrine

The tomb of Hojo Tokiyori, Meigetsu-in-Kita-Kamakura.

A Shrine is a reliquary or a place of worship at which devotion is paid to a sacred person or object. The site is usually hallowed by venerated objects.

A tomb of a saint could be considered a holy or sacred place. A reliquary is usually a highly decorated container for holding holy objects.

Shrines are object of pilgrimage.

Shrine of Sayidda Zeinab, Damascus, Syria.

See also[edit]

Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City.

• Kaaba
• Kamakura
• Itsukushima Shrine
• Nikko
• Our Lady of Lujan