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PÅ MEDELTIDEN VAR reliker guld värda. De sades kunna bota sjukdomar och skydda människan från ont. Den person eller institution som ägde en flisa från det heliga korset, en tagg från Jesu törnekrona eller en fingerled av ett helgon kunde skatta sig lycklig. Den stod under beskydd av en helig person. Samma sak gällde för […]

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