Portal:Saints

THE SAINTS PORTAL Showcased saint-related content St Bridget of Sweden pictured with a halo. In Christian iconography, saints may also be depicted with wreaths, palm branches, and white lilies. In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term saint depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation. Official ecclesiastical recognition, and consequently a public cult of veneration, is conferred on some denominational saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church after their approval. While the English word saint originated in Christianity, historians of religion tend to use the appellation "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people", referring to the Jewish ḥasīd or tzadik, the Islamic walī, the Hindu rishi or Sikh Bhagat and guru, the Shintoist kami, the Taoist shengren, and the Buddhist arhat or bodhisattva also as saints. Depending on the religion, saints are recognized either by official ecclesiastical declaration, as in the Catholic faith, or by popular acclamation (see folk saint). (Full article...) Selected biography Dunstan (c.909–19 May 988) was an abbot of Glastonbury, a bishop of Worcester, a bishop of London, and an archbishop of Canterbury who was later canonized as a saint. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church. His 11th century biographer, Osbern, himself an artist and scribe, states that Dunstan was skilled in "making a picture and forming letters", as were other clergy of his age who reached senior rank. Dunstan served as an important minister of state to several English kings. He was the most popular saint in England for nearly two centuries, having gained fame for the many stories of his greatness. Adding to Dunstan's myth was his legendary cunning in dealing with the Devil. One story relates how Dunstan nailed a horseshoe to the Devil's hoof when he was asked to re-shoe the Devil's horse. This caused the Devil great pain, and Dunstan only agreed to remove the shoe and release the Devil after he promised never to enter a place where a horseshoe is over the door. This is claimed as the origin of the lucky horseshoe. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Communion mark his feast day on May 19. Did you know... ... that the concentration ability of Augustine Fangi reportedly allowed him to undergo an operation without anesthetic and feel nothing? ... that bishop Barbatus of Benevento is thought to have helped the city's resistance to Byzantine Emperor Constans II by destroying a Temple of Isis in the city, reusing the materials in building the city wall? ... that citizens from the city of Narni, Italy, tried to kidnap Dominican mystic Columba of Rieti for their own city, but she escaped? Selected saint days  1 May Philip the Apostle and James the Just  2 May Athanasius of Alexandria  8 May Julian of Norwich 10 May Saint John of Ávila and Servant of God Élisabeth of France 14 May Saint Matthias 19 May Dunstan 20 May Alcuin 21 May Saint Helena of Constantinople 21 May Saint Constantine the Great 25 May The Venerable Bede 25 May St Aldhelm 26 May Augustine of Canterbury 26 May Philip Neri 28 May Lanfranc 30 May Josephine Butler 30 May Joan of Arc 30 May Apolo Kivebulaya General images The following are images from various saint-related articles on Wikipedia. Canonization of Elizabeth of Hungary in 1235. Sándor Liezen-Mayer (1863). (from Canonization) The symbols of the four Evangelists are here depicted in the Book of Kells. The winged man, lion, eagle and bull symbolize, clockwise from top left, Matthew, Mark, John, and Luke. (from Saint symbolism) A portrait depicting Saint Francis of Assisi by the Italian artist Cimabue (1240–1302) (from Saint) Eremitic Saint Onuphrius by Emmanuel Tzanes, 1662 (from Saint) Saint, 12th century fresco in Staraya Ladoga (from Saint) Portrait of the saintly Kanua, a Hindu baba of Mathura, India, also pictured with a halo encircling his head. (from Saint) St Bridget of Sweden pictured with a halo. In Christian iconography, saints may also be depicted with wreaths, palm branches, and white lilies. (from Saint) On 4 November 1992, the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece unanimously declared saints those Christians who had been tortured and massacred by the Turks in the Great fire of Smyrna in 1922. (from Canonization) The Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria (1876). On 3 April 2011, Batak massacre victims were canonized as saints. (from Canonization) Dutch Book of Prayers from the mid-fifteenth century showing a group of five saints, with their emblems: Saint James the Great (wearing a pilgrim's hat); Saint Joseph; Saint Ghislain (holding a church); Saint Eligius (bishop with a crosier, holding a hammer); Saint Hermes (with the armor and the sword) (from Saint symbolism) Pope Pius II canonizes Catherine of Siena. (from Canonization) "Scripture does not teach calling on the saints or pleading for help from them. For it sets before us Christ alone as mediator, atoning sacrifice, high priest, and intercessor."—A.C. Article XXI. (from Saint) Icon of St. Cyprian of Carthage, who urged diligence in the process of canonization (from Canonization) Categories Saints Saints by nationality Saints by religion African saints Saints in art Cross-dressing saints Dalit saints Female saints Middle Eastern saints Lists of places named after saints Reliquaries Spiritual teachers Saint stubs Related portals WikiProjects Religion Christianity Saints Anglicanism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholicism The Saints Wikiproject aims primarily at standardizing the articles about people venerated by some Christians as saints or the blessed and ensuring quality articles. If there is an interest in including saints from religions other than Christianity, please propose those changes on our talk page. Related topics Saints: Saint Michael - Saint Gabriel - Virgin Mary - Saint Joseph - Saint John the Baptist - Saint Stephen - Saint Peter - Saint Paul - Saint Augustine of Hippo Traditions: Calendar of saints - Hagiography - List of saints - Symbology of the Saints Theology: Communion of Saints - Intercession of saints - Martyrs - Patron saint Roman Catholicism: Congregation for the Causes of Saints - Servant of God - Venerable - Beatification - Canonization Muslim Sufi saints: 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani - Ahmad al-Rifa'i - Ibrahim al-Disuqi - Ahmad al-Badawi - Al-Shadhili - Baha' al-Din Naqshband - Ibn 'Arabi - Wali Sanga Recognized content Featured articles Annunciation (Memling) Charles I of England Edward the Martyr Felix of Burgundy Jovan Vladimir Marcian Virgin and Child Enthroned Good articles Ælfric of Abingdon Æthelberht II of East Anglia Athelm Berhtwald Bosa of York Molly Brant Marie-Rosalie Cadron-Jetté Caffo Sarita Colonia Constantine (Briton) Cynfarwy Edith of Wilton Edmund the Martyr Edwin of Northumbria Eorpwald of East Anglia Marina de Escobar Goulven of Léon Jadwiga of Poland James the Deacon Ladislaus I of Hungary Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia Pope Miltiades Nidan Nothhelm Julius Nyerere Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Northumbria Peter of Canterbury Plegmund Saint Walstan Seaxburh of Ely Ramprasad Sen Seraphina Sforza Sigeberht of East Anglia Stefan Vladislav Stephen the Great Swaminarayan Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia Tatwine Theodora (wife of Theophilos) Virgin of Vladimir Wihtburh William of York Zita of Bourbon-Parma Featured pictures Annunciation Memling Cabinet Card of Sojourner Truth - Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture Jan van Eyck - Kardinal Niccolò Albergati - Google Art Project Jan van Eyck - Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati - Google Art Project Leonardo da Vinci - Virgin and Child with St Anne C2RMF retouched Raffaello Sanzio - Madonna del Cardellino - Google Art Project Raphaël - La Madone de Lorette - Google Art Project Russian Imperial Family 1913 Saint Côme & Saint Damien Grandes Heures Anne de Bretagne XVIe San Giovanni Evangelista (Parma) - Dome Sir Anthony Van Dyck - Charles I (1600-49) - Google Art Project Sojourner Truth, 1870 (cropped, restored) William Holman Hunt - The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple - Google Art Project Former featured pictures Joan of Arc-Notre Dame Things to do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Missing saints Cleanup : List; Anthony the Great; St. Aibert; Father Damien; St. Christopher; Francesco Bonifacio; List of Catholic saints Copyedit : St. Aibert, Category:Saints articles needing attention Expand : John Coltrane, Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, Saint Marinus, Veneration, Category:Christian saints of the Middle Ages Infobox : Category:Saints articles needing infoboxes Photo : Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of Saints Verify : Lancelot Andrewes; Saint Mungo; William Temple (archbishop); St. Christopher Other : watch recent changes Associated Wikimedia The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikinews Free-content news Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikiversity Free learning tools Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus Discover Wikipedia using portals List of all portals The arts portal Biography portal Current events portal Geography portal History portal Mathematics portal Science portal Society portal Technology portal Random portal WikiProject Portals