All were intimately tied to the historic dead who were exhumed and venerated for the symbolism of their unique state of preservation. |
Saint Susanna has been venerated primarily in Rome, where she has a church dedicated to her. |
Since the sixteenth century, human anatomy had been one of the most venerated medical sciences of the early modern period. |
The chests or reliquaries in which they were buried were often venerated as shrines and could also serve as an altar. |
Often they were named after pre-Hispanic goddesses venerated by indigenous Cuban peoples like the Taino and Ciboney. |
James is the somewhat dim young banker venerated by two Buddhist monks as a spiritual master. |