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