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==Catholic saints== | ==Catholic saints== | ||
According to the Catholic Church, a saint is anyone in Heaven, whether recognized on Earth or not, who form the "great cloud of witnesses" (Hebrews 12:1). | According to the Catholic Church, a saint is anyone in Heaven, whether recognized on Earth or not, who form the "great cloud of witnesses" (Hebrews 12:1). These "may include our own mothers, grandmothers or other loved ones (cf. 2 Tim 1:5)" who may have not always lived perfect lives, but "amid their faults and failings they kept moving forward and proved pleasing to the Lord." | ||
The title Saint denotes a person who has been formally canonized—that is, officially and authoritatively declared a saint, by the Church as holder of the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and is therefore believed to be in Heaven by the grace of God. There are many persons that the Church believes to be in Heaven who have not been formally canonized and who are otherwise titled saints because of the fame of their holiness. Sometimes the word saint also denotes living Christians. | The title Saint denotes a person who has been formally canonized—that is, officially and authoritatively declared a saint, by the Church as holder of the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and is therefore believed to be in Heaven by the grace of God. There are many persons that the Church believes to be in Heaven who have not been formally canonized and who are otherwise titled saints because of the fame of their holiness. Sometimes the word saint also denotes living Christians. | ||
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Further investigation, step 3, may lead to the candidate's beatification with the title Blessed, which is elevation to the class of the Beati. Next, and at a minimum, proof of two important miracles obtained from God through the intercession of the candidate are required for formal canonization as a saint. These miracles must be posthumous. Finally, in the last stage, after all of these procedures are complete, the Pope may canonize the candidate as a saint for veneration by the universal Church. | Further investigation, step 3, may lead to the candidate's beatification with the title Blessed, which is elevation to the class of the Beati. Next, and at a minimum, proof of two important miracles obtained from God through the intercession of the candidate are required for formal canonization as a saint. These miracles must be posthumous. Finally, in the last stage, after all of these procedures are complete, the Pope may canonize the candidate as a saint for veneration by the universal Church. | ||
===List of canonized saints=== | |||
* [[Gertrude the Great]] ''(Catholic)'' | |||
* [[Joan of Arc]] ''(Catholic)'' | |||
* [[Constantine I]] ''(Eastern Orthodox)'' | |||
* [[Jan Hus]] ''(Eastern Orthodox)'' | |||
* [[Nicholas II]] ''(Russian Orthodox)'' | |||
==Folk saints== | ==Folk saints== | ||
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===List of folk saints=== | ===List of folk saints=== | ||
* [[Saint Guinefort]] | * [[Saint Guinefort]] - France | ||
* [[María Lionza]] | * [[María Lionza]] - Venezuela | ||
* [[Santa Muerte]] | * [[Santa Muerte]] - Latin America | ||
* [[Eva Perón]] | * [[Eva Perón]] - Argentina | ||
* [[Grigori Rasputin]] | * [[Grigori Rasputin]] - Russia | ||
* [[Don Pedro Jaramillo]] | * [[Don Pedro Jaramillo]] - Texas, United States | ||
* [[Marie Laveau]] | * [[Marie Laveau]] - New Orleans, United States | ||
* [[Thiess of Kaltenbrun]] - Livonia | |||
* Margareta of Kumla - Sweden | |||
[[Category:Religious Concepts]] | [[Category:Religious Concepts]] | ||