Portal:Saints

THE SAINTS PORTAL Showcased saint-related content St. Teresa of Ávila. In traditional Christian iconography, saints are often depicted with halos as a symbol of holiness. A saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness or closeness to God. However, the use of the term "saint" depends on the context and denomination. In Roman 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 veneration, is given to some saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church. While the English word saint originated in Christianity, historians of religion now use the appellation "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people", with the Jewish tzadik, the Islamic walī, the Hindu rishi or Sikh guru, and the Buddhist arhat or bodhisattva also being referred to 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). Selected images St. Teresa of Ávila. In traditional Christian iconography, saints are often depicted with halos as a symbol of holiness. "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. A portrait depicting Saint Francis of Assisi by the Italian artist Cimabue (1240–1302) Did you know... ...that shortly after Jonah of Manchuria died in 1925, he is said to have appeared in a dream before a crippled boy saying "Here, take my legs. I don't need them anymore," and the boy woke up completely healed? ...that the Lutheran liturgical calendar includes several biblical personages as “Saint” though it is commonly believed that Lutherans “do not have saints”? ...that the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, though not written by Saint Jerome himself, was the most widely-used martyrology during the Middle Ages? Selected saint days  1 November All Saints' Day  2 November All Souls' Day  3 November Richard Hooker  3 November St Martin of Porres  6 November St Leonard  6 November William Temple  7 November St Willibrord of York  9 November Margery Kempe 10 November St Leo the Great 11 November Martin 14 November Samuel Seabury 16 November Giuseppe Moscati 16 November Saint Margaret of Scotland 16 November Edmund Rich 17 November Hugh of Lincoln 18 November Elisabeth of Hungary 19 November Hilda of Whitby 20 November Edmund the Martyr 20 November Priscilla Lydia Sellon 22 November St Cecilia 23 November St Clement 25 November Catherine of Alexandria 30 November Saint Andrew Selected biography Sister Mary of the Divine Heart (Münster, September 8, 1863 – Porto, June 8, 1899), born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a person of old German nobility (Uradel) and Roman Catholic nun of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, best known for having influenced Pope Leo XIII to make the consecration of the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Pope Leo XIII himself called this solemn consecration "the greatest act of my pontificate". In 1964, Sister Mary of the Divine Heart, the countess of Droste zu Vischering, officially received the title of Venerable by the Catholic Church. On November 1, 1975, she was declared blessed by Pope Paul VI. Categories ▼ Saints ► Saints by nationality ► Saints by religion ► African saints ► Saints in art ► Female saints ► Middle Eastern saints ► Lists of places named after saints ► Reliquaries ► Spiritual teachers ► Saint stubs 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 Things to do 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 Related portals Bible Christianity Catholicism Islam Religion Biography Associated Wikimedia