n. A shrine in honor of a (usually religious, notably Christian) martyr, possibly at his grave
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The spot where a martyr suffered, or a chapel raised on that spot in his honor.
Word Usage
"Well, in those days of grotesque and horrible panic, when one was almost afraid to speak above a whisper, I was walking to the martyry of St. Babylas with my friend Theodore, now"