Saints and Relics

St. Mark Catholic Church houses several relics of saints, including:

• St. Pius X
• St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
• St. Aloysius Gonzaga
• St. Columban
• St. Benedict, Abbot
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

The relic of St. Pius X is encased in the altar while the rest of the relics are located in the sanctuary. Come visit our parish to see these beautiful relics and learn more about each of the saints.

Relics can either be a fragment of a body or physical possession of a canonized saint. Relics are divided into three classifications:

• First Class Relic: body part of a saint (bone, blood, or flesh)
• Second Class Relic: posessions that a saint owned
• Third Class Relic: objects that have been touched to a first or second class relic or the saint has touched himself/herself

Relics are a way for us to remember the life of the saints and our call to holiness and eternal life in heaven.