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Saints who played a role in the Crusades or were referenced in Crusades sources

St. Barbara: St. Barbara's relics were stolen by the Teutonic order from the Pomeranians in 1240. The Teutonic Knights justified the theft by arguing only worthy people should possess holy relics.

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St. Dominic

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St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Francis of Assisi

Crown of Thorns: French King and Saint Louis IX acquired this relic from the Latin Emperor Baldwin II of Constantinople as a gesture of thanks for Louis' aid to the Crusader kingdom.

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St. Louis IX

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Virgin Mary

St. Augustine of Hippo

St. Lazarus

St. John Chrysostom and St. Gregory: In 2004 Pope John Paul II returned the relics of the two saints to the Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew. The relics were stolen during the Fourth Crusade. Link to article from BBC

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St. Maurice

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St. James the Moor Slayer

St. Anthemius

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St. John of Capestrano

Shroud of Turin: The now famous shroud is believed to have been stolen by the Crusaders around the time of the Fourth Crusade.

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St. John of Matha

St. Barbara

St. Euphemia

Blood of Jesus: Believed to have been brought back to the West after the Sack of Constantinople in 1204

St. Polycarp

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St. Ursula at Cologne

True Cross: A piece of the True Cross discovered after the Sack of Constantinople and sent to the West.

St. Peter

Arm of Saint James: The arm of the saint was reportedly discovered after the Sack of Constantinople in 1204.

Tooth of Saint Laurence: The tooth of the saint was reportedly discovered after the Sack of Constantinople in 1204.

Foot of Saint Cosmas: The foot of the saint was reportedly discovered after the Sack of Constantinople in 1204.

St. Ursula's 11,000 Virgin Martyrs: The Templars reportedly had one of the heads of the 11,000 virgins kept in Paris

St. Polycarp: The Templars were given the head of St. Polycarp by the abbot of the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem.for safekeeping.

Holy Lance: It was believed that the lance that pierced Christ's side was discovered during the First Crusade. It may have later been recovered by the Turks.