Why do people “kiss the relics”? Ciachir explained the gesture.

Writer Dan Ciachir explained when the cult of honoring relics appeared in the context in which Saint Parascheva is approaching.

” The veneration of relics appeared in the 3-4 centuries. The Christians, who later went to the graves of the martyrs, saw that they had been cured of certain diseases. Until Emperor Constantine the Great, who gave freedom to Christians through the Edict of Milan in 313, there were 3 centuries of great persecutions against Christians, ” Ciachir said.

“A body ceases biologically, but it exercises powers of life, healing abilities long after the soul of the person has left the body. Therefore, since 1700-1800 years relics are honored everywhere. It is extremely ancient, ingrained, the cult of relics because the saints are God’s intercessors. He does healings, but through the saints. Also, Catholics honor relics, Protestants do not, “concluded well-known writer Dan Ciachir for DC News.