Hanānā

Hanānā or khnana (Syriac: ܚܢܢܐ, lit. "pity" or "compassion"; Latin: pulvis, ex exuviis) is dust collected from the burial site of a Christian saint or martyr for veneration or consumption. In the East Syriac Rite liturgies of Nestorian Christianity and successor denominations such as the Assyrian Church of the East, hanānā is used in both the anointing of the sick and Mystery of Crowning. Among Assyrian, Ethiopian, and early Latin Christians, the dust of holy persons was associated with healing powers.