Relic procession

Procession with the relics of St. John of Tobolsk in June 1916

A relic procession is a pious exercise common in the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches , in which relics are carried through towns, corridors or districts with prayer and song. Such processions often take place annually on the corresponding festival of the church year , such as the festival of a saint or the translation festival of his relics.

List of relic processions

• Hildegardis Festival with the relics of St. Hildegard von Bingen on September 17th in Eibingen near Rüdesheim
• Valentinus procession in Kiedrich
• Ludgerus procession: on the first Sunday in September in Essen-Werden (since 1288)
• May procession (Scheer) with the relics of St. Wunibald first Sunday in May in Scheer (since 1608)
• Krüßing procession in Freckenhorst with a relic of the Holy Cross on the feast of the discovery of the cross on May 3rd or the following Sunday
• Walburgis procession with the relics of St. Walburga on the 1st Sunday in May in Bornheim-Walberberg
• various blood rides