relics russian

• дре́вность

  antiquity, ancient times

  antiquities, ancient relics

• ковче́г

  ark

  reliquary, shrine, casket (for relics)

  old crate, rattletrap

• мо́щи

  relics, holy relics, remains of a saint

  bag of bones, skin and bones, walking skeleton

Examples

• В храме хранится рака с мощами святого.

  The church houses a shrine containing the relics of a saint.

• Он бережно хранит реликвии своего деда.

  He carefully preserves his grandfather’s relics.

• Мощи святого считались нетленными веками.

  The saint’s relics were considered incorruptible for centuries.

• В крипте хранятся мощи святых.

  The relics of the saints are kept in the crypt.