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Location of relics?

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Lost4words

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David Neos said:
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They should all be buried. I dislike the idea of having bits of dead saints all over the place. Only thing we should be concentrating on is the cross of Christ.
 
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Lost4words said:
They should all be buried. I dislike the idea of having bits of dead saints all over the place. Only thing we should be concentrating on is the cross of Christ.
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I guess the faithful going back to the patriarch Joseph missed that memo
 
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Lost4words said:
They should all be buried. I dislike the idea of having bits of dead saints all over the place. Only thing we should be concentrating on is the cross of Christ.
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Why does God bless the faithful so abundantly through the relics of His Saints then?
 
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In Ecuador there probably aren't any, since it is in the 'new world' where Christianity is newer. Latin America was not Christianized until long after the East-West schism, and of course the Spanish and Portuguese got there first, so the area is traditionally Roman Catholic, and wouldn't be home to Eastern Orthodox saints (or at least not yet).

If you can come to the United States (I don't know if this is easier than Europe now or not), you could go to places connected to people like St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco that I would assume probably hold some relics of the saint (he passed only about 60 years ago). That might be as close as you can get for now, in the sense that it is at least commemorating a saint of the new world, even though it is not specifically Ecuador. I imagine there is quite a lot in Alaska related to the native Eastern Orthodox up there, but Alaska is not exactly the most hospitable of environments to be in if you are used to being in an equatorial country.
 
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Most of your Latin American churches will probably have relics of post-schism Catholic saints. Some of your pre-schism saints may be in Catholic churches mostly in Europe or maybe a large cathedral. I believe there's a decent sized Orthodox population in Buenos Aires, Mexico, Chile, and there was a mass conversion in Guatemala several years ago. If there are several Orthodox parishes in one area, than at least one will typically have a relic or two.

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The Churches and Monasteries are unlikely to advertise whose relics they are blessed with, they are part of the inner life of the Church which is not widely known outside.
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Correct. I know a lot of parishes that have relics, but the only ones that "advertise" are typically cathedrals or where the saint is resting. Like the ROCOR Cathedral in San Francisco where St John is.
 
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