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title="Heiliger – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Heiliger" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanct" title="Sanct – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Sanct" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3" title="قديس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="قديس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santu" title="Santu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Santu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCq%C9%99dd%C9%99s" title="Müqəddəs – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Müqəddəs" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4_(%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE)" title="সন্ত (খ্রিস্টধর্ম) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সন্ত (খ্রিস্টধর্ম)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Святы – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Святы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8C%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Сьвяты – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Сьвяты" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%86" title="Светец – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Светец" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant" title="Sant – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Sant" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant" title="Sant – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Sant" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sv%C4%9Btec" title="Světec – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Světec" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santi" title="Santi – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Santi" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant" title="Sant – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Sant" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgen" title="Helgen – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Helgen" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiliger" title="Heiliger – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Heiliger" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BChak" title="Pühak – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Pühak" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Άγιος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Άγιος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint" title="Saint – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Saint" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanktulo" title="Sanktulo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sanktulo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santu" title="Santu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Santu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B3" title="قدیس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="قدیس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halgimenni" title="Halgimenni – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Halgimenni" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint" title="Saint – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Saint" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillige" title="Hillige – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Hillige" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomh" title="Naomh – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Naomh" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomh" title="Naomh – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Naomh" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xal mw-list-item"><a href="https://xal.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8C" title="Бодь – Kalmyk" lang="xal" hreflang="xal" data-title="Бодь" data-language-autonym="Хальмг" data-language-local-name="Kalmyk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Хальмг</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%B1%EC%9D%B8_(%EC%A2%85%EA%B5%90)" title="성인 (종교) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="성인 (종교)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D6%80%D5%A2%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Սրբեր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սրբեր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetac" title="Svetac – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Svetac" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancto" title="Sancto – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Sancto" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BDrlingur" title="Dýrlingur – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Dýrlingur" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A9_(%D7%93%D7%AA)" title="קדוש (דת) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קדוש (דת)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AC%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="წმინდანი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="წმინდანი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D3%98%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BC" title="Әулие адам – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Әулие адам" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mtakatifu" title="Mtakatifu – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Mtakatifu" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctus" title="Sanctus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Sanctus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sv%C4%93tais" title="Svētais – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Svētais" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0ventasis" title="Šventasis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šventasis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilige" title="Heilige – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Heilige" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant" title="Sant – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Sant" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szent" title="Szent – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Szent" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%86" title="Светец – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Светец" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olo-masina" title="Olo-masina – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Olo-masina" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4" title="संत – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="संत" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3" title="قديس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="قديس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilige_(christendom)" title="Heilige (christendom) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Heilige (christendom)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%81%96%E4%BA%BA" title="聖人 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="聖人" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgen" title="Helgen – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Helgen" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgen" title="Helgen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Helgen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint" title="Saint – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="Saint" data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nouormand</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF" title="بزرگ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="بزرگ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint" title="Saint – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Saint" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Awi%C4%99ty" title="Święty – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Święty" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ksh mw-list-item"><a href="https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellije" title="Hellije – Colognian" lang="ksh" hreflang="ksh" data-title="Hellije" data-language-autonym="Ripoarisch" data-language-local-name="Colognian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ripoarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sf%C3%A2nt" title="Sfânt – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Sfânt" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santu" title="Santu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Santu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9" title="Святый – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Святый" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9" title="Святой – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Святой" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saunt" title="Saunt – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Saunt" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenjtori" title="Shenjtori – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Shenjtori" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%80%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%94" title="සාන්තුවරු – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="සාන්තුවරු" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sv%C3%A4tec" title="Svätec – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Svätec" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetnik" title="Svetnik – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Svetnik" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%86" title="Светац – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Светац" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetac" title="Svetac – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Svetac" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyhimys" title="Pyhimys – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Pyhimys" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgon" title="Helgon – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Helgon" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D" title="புனிதர் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="புனிதர்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%8C" title="เซนต์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เซนต์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziz" title="Aziz – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Aziz" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9" title="Святий – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Святий" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF" title="بزرگ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="بزرگ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo" title="Santo – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Santo" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A1nh_nh%C3%A2n" title="Thánh nhân – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Thánh nhân" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9%2C_%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_12_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%B2._%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B5.jpg/440px-%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9%2C_%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_12_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%B2._%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3272" data-file-height="3768" /></a><figcaption>Saint, 12th century fresco in Staraya Ladoga</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>saint</b> is a holy person.<sup id="cite_ref-Wycliffe_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wycliffe-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In many <a href="/wiki/Religions" class="mw-redirect" title="Religions">religions</a>, saints are people who are believed to be <a href="/wiki/Sacred" title="Sacred">sacred</a>. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a>, the word "saint" refers to any person who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in <a href="/wiki/Heaven" title="Heaven">Heaven</a> or in earth.<sup id="cite_ref-Wycliffe_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wycliffe-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Christianity" title="Eastern Christianity">Orthodox Christians</a> and <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" title="Catholicism">Catholics</a> teach that all Christians in Heaven are saints, but some are worthy of more honor than others.<sup id="cite_ref-bebis_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bebis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cat2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cat2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the Christian <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a>, not only one person is actually called a saint: "They envied Moses also in the camp, and <a href="/wiki/Aaron" title="Aaron">Aaron</a> the saint of the LORD." (<a href="https://simple.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Psalms#106:16" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/Psalms">Psalms 106:16–18</a>) The <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/apostle" class="extiw" title="wikt:apostle">apostle</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle" title="Paul the Apostle">Paul</a> called himself "less than the least of all saints" in <a href="https://simple.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Ephesians#3:8" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/Ephesians">Ephesians 3:8</a>. Paul's 2nd letter to the Corinthian Church speaks of ...all the saints in Achaia <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+1:1&version=!">2 cor 1:1</a>. Also to the saints in Ephesus as well as to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_characteristics">General characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: General characteristics" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: General characteristics"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many religions use the "saint" idea to honor people, like <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hindu_saint&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hindu saint (not yet started)">Hindu saints</a>. If a person is considered a saint, no matter what religion they belong to, they are usually:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>A very good person</li> <li>A very good teacher</li> <li>Able to work <a href="/wiki/Miracle" title="Miracle">miracles</a></li> <li>Able to pray on behalf of believers</li> <li>Living without many material things or comforts</li> <li>Knowledgeable about <a href="/wiki/Holy" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy">holy</a> things</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Christianity">Christianity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Christianity" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Christianity"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anglicanism">Anglicanism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Anglicanism" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Anglicanism"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Communion" title="Anglican Communion">Anglican Communion</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Continuing_Anglicanism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Continuing Anglicanism (not yet started)">Continuing Anglican</a> movement, a Saint is a person who has been elevated by popular opinion as a holy person. The saints are seen as models of holiness to be followed, and as a 'cloud of witnesses' that strengthen and encourage the believer during his or her spiritual journey (<a href="https://simple.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Hebrews#12:1" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/Hebrews">Hebrews 12:1</a>). Official Anglican policy recognizes the existence of the saints in heaven. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Orthodoxy">Eastern Orthodoxy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Eastern Orthodoxy" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Eastern Orthodoxy"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Orthodox">Eastern Orthodox</a> Church a saint is defined as anyone who is in <a href="/wiki/Heaven" title="Heaven">Heaven</a>, whether recognized here on earth, or not.<sup id="cite_ref-bebis_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bebis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This means <a href="/wiki/Adam_and_Eve" title="Adam and Eve">Adam and Eve</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moses" title="Moses">Moses</a>, and the various <a href="/wiki/Prophet" title="Prophet">prophets</a> (except for the <a href="/wiki/Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="Angels">angels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Archangel" class="mw-redirect" title="Archangel">archangels</a>) are all given the title of "Saint". In the Orthodox Church, sainthood refers to closeness to God. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lutheranism">Lutheranism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Lutheranism" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Lutheranism"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Lutheranism" title="Lutheranism">Lutheran Church</a>, all Christians, whether in heaven or on earth, are regarded as saints. However, the church still recognizes and honors certain saints, including some saints honored by the Catholic Church. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Methodism">Methodism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Methodism" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Methodism"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While <a href="/wiki/Methodism" title="Methodism">Methodists</a> as a whole do not practice the <a href="/wiki/Patronage" title="Patronage">patronage</a> or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Veneration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Veneration (not yet started)">veneration</a> of saints, they do honor and admire them. Methodists believe that all Christians are saints, but mostly use the term to refer to biblical people, Christian leaders, and <a href="/wiki/Martyr" title="Martyr">martyrs</a> of the faith. Many Methodist churches are named after saints, such as the <a href="/wiki/Twelve_Apostles" title="Twelve Apostles">Twelve Apostles</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Wesley" title="John Wesley">John Wesley</a>, etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mormons_(Latter-day_Saints)"><span id="Mormons_.28Latter-day_Saints.29"></span>Mormons (Latter-day Saints)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: Mormons (Latter-day Saints)" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section's source code: Mormons (Latter-day Saints)"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The beliefs within <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> (LDS Church) with regard to saints are close to the beliefs of the Protestant faith. In the <a href="/wiki/New_Testament" title="New Testament">New Testament</a> the saints are all those who have been <a href="/wiki/Baptism" title="Baptism">baptized</a>. "Latter-day" refers to the doctrine that members are living in the "latter days", before the <a href="/wiki/Second_Coming_of_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Coming of Christ">Second Coming of Christ</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Therefore members are often referred to as "<a href="/w/index.php?title=Latter-day_Saints&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Latter-day Saints (not yet started)">Latter-day Saints</a>" or "LDS", and among themselves as "Saints".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oriental_Orthodox">Oriental Orthodox</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=8" title="Change section: Oriental Orthodox" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section's source code: Oriental Orthodox"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Syriac_Orthodox&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Syriac Orthodox (not yet started)">Syriac Orthodox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Church_of_Alexandria" title="Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria">Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meqabyan" title="Meqabyan">Ethiopian Orthodox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Church_of_Alexandria" title="Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria">Eritrean Orthodox</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Malankara_Orthodox_Syrian_Church&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (not yet started)">Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church</a> and <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Apostolic_Church" title="Armenian Apostolic Church">Armenian Apostolic Church</a> do accept the existence of saints, but officially recognize them in their own ways. For example, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pope_of_the_Coptic_Orthodox_Church_of_Alexandria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (not yet started)">Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria</a> canonizes saints, through the approval of that church's Holy Synod. A requirement of the Coptic Orthodox faith is that at least 50 years must pass from a saint's death to his canonization, and the Coptic Orthodox Pope must follow that rule. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_Christian_groups">Other Christian groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Change section: Other Christian groups" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: Other Christian groups"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are some groups who do not accept the idea of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Communion_of_Saints&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Communion of Saints (not yet started)">Communion of Saints</a>. Some believe all of the departed are in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Soul_sleep&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Soul sleep (not yet started)">soul sleep</a> until the final <a href="/wiki/Resurrection" title="Resurrection">resurrection</a> on <a href="/w/index.php?title=Judgment_Day&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Judgment Day (not yet started)">Judgment Day</a>. Others believe that the departed go to either <a href="/wiki/Paradise" title="Paradise">Paradise</a> or <a href="/wiki/Tartarus" class="mw-redirect" title="Tartarus">Tartarus</a>, to await the day in which the living and the dead are judged. Certain groups do not believe that the departed have any connection with the living. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Protestantism">Protestantism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=10" title="Change section: Protestantism" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section's source code: Protestantism"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In many <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestant</a> churches, the word "saint" is used more generally to refer to anyone who is a <a href="/wiki/Christian" title="Christian">Christian</a>. This is similar to <a href="/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle" title="Paul the Apostle">Paul</a>'s numerous references in the New Testament of the Bible.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this way, anyone who is within the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Body_of_Christ&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Body of Christ (not yet started)">Body of Christ</a> (any Christian) is a 'saint' because of their relationship with Christ Jesus. Many Protestants consider <a href="/wiki/Intercession_of_saints" title="Intercession of saints">prayers to the saints</a> to be <a href="/wiki/Idolatry" title="Idolatry">idolatry</a> because they believe prayers should be given only to God himself.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roman_Catholicism"><span class="anchor" id="Roman_Catholic_Church"></span><span class="anchor" id="Roman_Catholic"></span><span class="anchor" id="Catholicism"></span> Roman Catholicism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=11" title="Change section: Roman Catholicism" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section's source code: Roman Catholicism"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One Roman Catholic website says that "There are over 10,000 named saints and <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_blesseds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of blesseds (not yet started)">beatified people</a> from history, the Roman Martyrology and Orthodox sources, but no definitive head count".<sup id="cite_ref-COL_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-COL-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rev. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alban_Butler&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alban Butler (not yet started)">Alban Butler</a> published <i>Lives of the Saints</i> in 1756, containing 1,486 saints. The latest edition of this work contains the lives of 2,565 saints.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Monsignor Robert Sarno, an official of Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints, said it is impossible to say the exact number of saints.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Catholic Church teaches that it does not make anyone into a saint. Instead, it recognizes a saint.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Church</a>, the title of Saint refers to a person who has been <a href="/wiki/Canonization" title="Canonization">canonized</a> (officially recognized) by the Catholic Church, and is therefore believed to be in <a href="/wiki/Heaven" title="Heaven">Heaven</a>. </p><p>Because the Church believes all people in Heaven are saints, there are many people believed to be in <a href="/wiki/Heaven" title="Heaven">Heaven</a> who have not been officially declared as saints.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sometimes the word "saint" is used to refer to Christians still living here on earth.<sup id="cite_ref-cat2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cat2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Veneration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Veneration (not yet started)">veneration</a> of saints, in <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>, <i>cultus</i>, or the "cult of the saints", describes devotion to a particular saint or saints. Sometimes this is called "<a href="/wiki/Worship" title="Worship">worship</a>", but only in the old-sense meaning "to honor or give respect". According to the Catholic Church, Divine Worship is properly reserved only for God and never to the saints.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saints can be asked for help,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> just as one can ask someone on earth to pray for them. </p><p>A saint may be a <a href="/wiki/Patron_saint" title="Patron saint">patron saint</a> of a cause or profession, or invoked against specific illnesses or disasters, sometimes by popular custom and sometimes by official statements of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Magisterium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Magisterium (not yet started)">Magisterium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saints are not thought to have power of their own, but only that granted by God. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Becoming_a_Saint">Becoming a Saint</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=12" title="Change section: Becoming a Saint" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section's source code: Becoming a Saint"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A person who is seen as very holy can be declared a saint by a formal process, called <a href="/wiki/Canonization" title="Canonization">canonization</a>. Formal canonization is a lengthy process often taking many years, even centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first step in this process is an investigation of the candidate's life, undertaken by an expert. After this, the report on the candidate is given to the bishop of the area and more studying is done. It is then sent to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome.<sup id="cite_ref-how6191_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-how6191-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If the application is approved, the person may be granted the title of "Venerable".<sup id="cite_ref-how6191_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-how6191-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further investigations may lead to the candidate's <a href="/wiki/Beatification" title="Beatification">beatification</a> and given title of "Blessed".<sup id="cite_ref-how6191_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-how6191-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At least two important miracles are required to be formally declared a saint. These miracles must have happened after the candidate died.<sup id="cite_ref-how6191_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-how6191-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Finally, when all of this is done the <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Pope</a> canonizes the saint.<sup id="cite_ref-how6191_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-how6191-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Once a person has been declared a saint, the body of the saint is considered holy.<sup id="cite_ref-newadv_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newadv-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remains of saints are called holy <a href="/wiki/Relics" class="mw-redirect" title="Relics">relics</a> and are usually used in churches. Saints' personal belongings may also be used as relics.<sup id="cite_ref-newadv_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newadv-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the saints have a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_symbology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saint symbology (not yet started)">symbol</a> that represents their life. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_religions">Other religions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=13" title="Change section: Other religions" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section's source code: Other religions"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word "saint" is not only used by Christianity. In many religions, there are people who have been recognized as having reached the highest goals of religious teaching. In English, the term saint is often used to translate this idea from many <a href="/wiki/World_religions" title="World religions">world religions</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="African_Diaspora">African Diaspora</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=14" title="Change section: African Diaspora" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section's source code: African Diaspora"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cuban <a href="/w/index.php?title=Santer%C3%ADa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Santería (not yet started)">Santería</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Haitian_Vodou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haitian Vodou (not yet started)">Haitian Vodou</a>, Brazilian <a href="/wiki/Umbanda" title="Umbanda">Umbanda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Candombl%C3%A9" title="Candomblé">Candomblé</a>, and other similar <a href="/w/index.php?title=Syncretism&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Syncretism (not yet started)">syncretist</a> religions adopted the Catholic saints, or at least the images of the saints, and applied their own spirits/deities to them. They are worshiped in churches (where they appear as saints) and in religious festivals, where they appear as the <a href="/wiki/Deity" title="Deity">deities</a>. The name <i>santería</i> was originally a negative term for those whose worship of saints deviated from Catholic norms. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buddhism">Buddhism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=15" title="Change section: Buddhism" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section's source code: Buddhism"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9671799"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Buddha" title="Buddha">Buddha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bodhisattva" title="Bodhisattva">Bodhisattva</a></div> <p>Buddhists hold the <a href="/wiki/Arhat" title="Arhat">Arhats</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2012)">source?</span></a></i>]</sup> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Arahant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arahant (not yet started)">Arahants</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2012)">source?</span></a></i>]</sup> in special esteem, as well as Bodhisattvas and Buddhas.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2012)">source?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discordianism">Discordianism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=16" title="Change section: Discordianism" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section's source code: Discordianism"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9671799"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See the main article: <a href="/wiki/Discordianism" title="Discordianism">Discordianism</a></div> <p>In Discordianism, anyone, living or dead, or even anything can be named a saint. Anyone may canonize anything or anyone else as everyone, whether they are aware of it or not, is a <a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">pope</a> in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=POEE&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="POEE (not yet started)">POEE</a>. This is because "moral perfection isn't necessary for Discordian Sainthood. You just have to suffer a lot." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hinduism">Hinduism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=17" title="Change section: Hinduism" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section's source code: Hinduism"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are people who have been described as being Hindu saints, most of whom have also been more specifically identified by the terms <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sant (not yet started)">Sant</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mahatma&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mahatma (not yet started)">Mahatma</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Paramahamsa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paramahamsa (not yet started)">Paramahamsa</a>, or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Swami&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swami (not yet started)">Swami</a>, or with the titles <i><a href="/wiki/Sri" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri">Sri</a></i> or <i>Srila</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Islam">Islam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=18" title="Change section: Islam" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section's source code: Islam"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Arabic word <i>wali</i> (Arabic ولي, plural Awliyā' أولياء) is usually translated into English as "Saint". However, the <i>wali</i> should not be confused with the Christian tradition of sainthood. An important early scholar of Sunni Islamic beliefs, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ahmad_ibn_Muhammad_al-Tahawi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Tahawi (not yet started)">Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Tahawi</a>, mentioned in his book "Al-Aqidah At-Tahawiya": </p><p><i>We do not prefer any of the <b>saintly men</b> among the Ummah over any of the Prophets but rather we say that any one of the Prophets is better than all the awliya' put together. We believe in what we know of Karamat, the marvels of the awliya' and in authentic stories about them from trustworthy sources.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </p><p>Unlike Prophets and Messengers, the <i>awliya</i> can be either male and female. One of the best known female saints is <a href="/wiki/Rabia_Basri" title="Rabia Basri">Rabi`a al-Adawiyya</a>. </p><p>It is widely regarded<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2018)">source?</span></a></i>]</sup> in <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> that the saints of saints is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ali_Ibn_Abi_Talib&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ali Ibn Abi Talib (not yet started)">Ali Ibn Abi Talib</a> the cousin of Muhammad all Sufi orders originate through his teachings. In addition all saints regard him as their champion 'The Saints of Saints' </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Sufism" title="Sufism">Sufism</a>, the major <i>wali</i> are considered to have been masters in the art of spiritual purification. Some groups within <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> hold the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hadrat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hadrat (not yet started)">Hadrat</a> (literally, Presence, a title of <a href="/wiki/Sufi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sufi">Sufi</a> saints) in esteem. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Judaism">Judaism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=19" title="Change section: Judaism" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section's source code: Judaism"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word <i>Tzadik</i> "righteous", and its associated meanings, developed in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rabbinic_literature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rabbinic literature (not yet started)">Rabbinic thought</a> from its Talmudic contrast with <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hasidim&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hasidim (not yet started)">Hasid</a></i> ("Pious" honorific), to its exploration in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Musar_literature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Musar literature (not yet started)">Ethical literature</a>, and its spiritualisation in <a href="/wiki/Kabbalah" title="Kabbalah">Kabbalah</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Hasidic_Judaism" title="Hasidic Judaism">Hasidic Judaism</a>, the institution of the Tzadik assumed central importance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sikhism">Sikhism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=20" title="Change section: Sikhism" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section's source code: Sikhism"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The concept of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sant_Mat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sant Mat (not yet started)">sant</a> or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhagat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bhagat (not yet started)">bhagat</a> is found in North Indian religious thought including <a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a>. Figures such as <a href="/wiki/Kabir" title="Kabir">Kabir</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Guru_Ravidass&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guru Ravidass (not yet started)">Ravidas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guru_Nanak_Dev" title="Guru Nanak Dev">Nanak</a>, and others are widely regarded as belonging to the Sant tradition. Some of their mystical compositions are incorporated in the <a href="/wiki/Guru_Granth_Sahib" title="Guru Granth Sahib">Guru Granth Sahib</a>. The term "Sant" is still sometimes loosely applied to living individuals in the Sikh and related communities.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2012)">source?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_pages">Related pages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&veaction=edit&section=21" title="Change section: Related pages" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section's source code: Related pages"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day" title="All Saints' Day">All Saints' Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icon" title="Icon">Icon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patron_saint" title="Patron saint">Patron saint</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Wycliffe_1-0">1.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Wycliffe_1-1">1.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia</i>, "saint", <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724332">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription 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.cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8024-9697-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-8024-9697-0">0-8024-9697-0</a>, "Christians in general are 'saints' in NT usage, and the term is common in reference to the inclusive membership of a local church . . . Other references in the NT equate Christians in general with 'saints' . . . All these are identified as saints because they are in Christ Jesus."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bebis-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-bebis_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-bebis_2-1">2.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Bebis G <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith8044">The Saints of the Orthodox Church</a> at Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, New York</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cat2-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-cat2_3-0">3.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-cat2_3-1">3.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a9p5.htm">"Catechism of the Catholic Church - PART 1 SECTION 2 CHAPTER 3 ARTICLE 9 PARAGRAPH 5"</a>. <i>www.scborromeo.org</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.scborromeo.org&rft.atitle=Catechism+of+the+Catholic+Church+-+PART+1+SECTION+2+CHAPTER+3+ARTICLE+9+PARAGRAPH+5&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scborromeo.org%2Fccc%2Fp123a9p5.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ASaint" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_A._Coleman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John A. Coleman (not yet started)">Coleman, John A.</a> <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Jesus" title="Society of Jesus">S.J.</a> "Conclusion: after sainthood", in Hawley, John Stratton, ed. <i>Saints and Virtues</i> Berkeley: <a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_California_Press&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="University of California Press (not yet started)">University of California Press</a>, 1987. pp 214-217</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFSmith" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Smith, Jr.">Smith, Joseph Jr</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181225140950/https://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,106-1-2-1,FF.html">"Pearl Of Great Price"</a>. 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Russell Ballard, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=9bb42bce258f5110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">"Faith, Family, Facts, and Fruits"</a>, <i>Ensign</i>, Nov 2007, 25–27</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=bcfb12ca67c20110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=32c41b08f338c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD">"Beloved of God, Called to Be Saints"</a>, <i>New Testament Gospel Doctrine Teacher's Manual</i>. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 150. lds.org. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2012-04-03</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=CBS+News&rft.atitle=Keeping+Saints+Alive&rft.date=2010-04-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fstories%2F2010%2F04%2F04%2Fsunday%2Fmain6362140.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ASaint" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kofc.org/un/catechism/getsection.action?part=1&sec=2&chap=3&art=9&parasec=3&subsec=2&hdr=0&par=828&paratype=a">The Catechism of the Catholic Church</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110812112425/http://www.kofc.org/un/catechism/getsection.action?part=1&sec=2&chap=3&art=9&parasec=3&subsec=2&hdr=0&par=828&paratype=a">Archived</a> 2011-08-12 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> From the Knights of Columbus website</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.catholic-pages.com/saints/explained.asp">What is a saint?</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120919194942/http://www.catholic-pages.com/saints/explained.asp">Archived</a> 2012-09-19 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Vatican Information Service, 29 July 1997</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Scully, Teresita <i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.americancatholic.org/features/customs/rosary/mary_worship.asp">Do Catholics Worship Mary?</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120401155859/http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Customs/rosary/mary_worship.asp">Archived</a> 2012-04-01 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></i> on American Catholic.org</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.catholic.com/library/Intercession_of_the_Saints.asp">The Intercession of the Saints</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090619002648/http://www.catholic.com/library/Intercession_of_the_Saints.asp">Archived</a> 2009-06-19 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> on Catholic.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="https://simple.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Patron_Saints" class="extiw" title="s:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Patron Saints">Patron Saints</a> from Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) on Wikisource.org</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/index_saints_en.html">Table of the Canonizations during the Pontificate of His Holiness John Paul II</a> on Vatican.va</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-how6191-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-how6191_18-0">18.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-how6191_18-1">18.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-how6191_18-2">18.2</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-how6191_18-3">18.3</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-how6191_18-4">18.4</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://people.howstuffworks.com/question619.htm">"How does someone become a saint?"</a>. <i>HowStuffWorks</i>. 20 April 2001.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=HowStuffWorks&rft.atitle=How+does+someone+become+a+saint%3F&rft.date=2001-04-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.howstuffworks.com%2Fquestion619.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3ASaint" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-newadv-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-newadv_19-0">19.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-newadv_19-1">19.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12734a.htm">Relics</a> Catholic Encyclopedia on NewAdvent.org</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span 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Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 2003.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Siglind_Bruhn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Siglind Bruhn (not yet started)">Bruhn, Siglind</a>. <i>Saints in the Limelight: Representations of the Religious Quest on the Post-1945 Operatic Stage</i>. Hillsdale, New York: Pendragon Press, 2003. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-57647-096-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-57647-096-1">978-1-57647-096-1</a>.</li> <li>Cunningham, Lawrence S. <i>The Meaning of Saints</i>. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1980.</li> <li>Hawley, John Stratton, ed. <i>Saints and Virtues</i>. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987.</li> <li>Jean-Luc Deuffic (éd.), <i>Reliques et sainteté dans l'espace médiéval</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://perso.orange.fr/pecia/Revue%208-11%20bis.htm">[1]</a></li> <li>O'Malley, Vincent J. "Ordinary Suffering of Extraordinary Saints", 1999. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87973-893-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-87973-893-6">0-87973-893-6</a></li> <li>Perham, Michael. <i>The Communion of Saints</i>. London: Alcuin Club / SPCK, 1980.</li> <li>Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. <i>Insight on the Scriptures: Volume 1</i>. Brooklyn,: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, 1988.</li> <li>Woodward, Kenneth L. <i>Making Saints</i>. 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