Reliquaries in the form of ______________ were popular in the region around Conques.
A) famous churches
B) saints
C) body parts
D) jewelry boxes

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Reliquaries in the form of saints were popular in the region around Conques. These were containers made to hold the remains or possessions of saints, which were believed to have religious power and were venerated by Christians. Conques became a major pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages, as the town claimed to possess relics of Saint Foy, a young girl martyred in the 4th century. Her shrine, housed in the abbey church of Sainte-Foy, attracted many pilgrims, and the reliquary statue of Sainte-Foy became a masterpiece of Romanesque art.

Reliquaries in the Form of ______________ Were Popular in the Region