Are there so many relics of the Virgin Mary that they would make more than one body?
The short answer
No. The Church has solemnly defined that Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven, so there are no bones of hers to distribute as relics. The Church does value relics, for reasons grounded in Scripture.
The Church has solemnly defined that the Virgin Mary was assumed into heaven body and soul. So there are no bones from her body to be distributed as relics.
The Church does value relics, for reasons based on Scripture; a Catholic Answers tract explains its understanding of them.
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