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Canonized Roman Catholic saints have been through a formal institutional process resulting in their canonization. There have been thousands of canonizations. Pope John Paul II alone canonized 110 individuals, as well as many group canonizations such as 110 martyr saints of China, 103 Korean martyrs, 117 Vietnamese martyrs, the Mexican Martyrs, Spanish martyrs and French revolutionary martyrs.
A list of Christian saints and blesseds in chronological order, sorted by date of death: Christianity portal; Saints portal; Biography portal; History portal; 1st ...
This is an incomplete list of people and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
Saint symbolism. 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) Symbolism of Christian ...
Saint symbolism has been used from the very beginnings of the religion. [ 1] Each saint is said to have led an exemplary life and symbols have been used to tell these stories throughout the history of the Church. [ 2] A number of Christian saints are traditionally represented by a symbol or iconic motif associated with their life, termed an ...
Calendar of saints. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context does not mean "a large meal, typically a celebratory one", but instead "an annual ...
Barristers - Genesius. Bartenders - Amand [ 9] Basket makers - Anthony the Abbot, [ 2] Beekeepers - Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux, Valentine. Beggars - Ambrose of Milan, [ 5] Elisabeth of Hungary, [ 10] Giles. Bell makers - Agatha of Sicily [ 6] Belt makers - Alexius of Rome. Bird dealers - John the Baptist.
For today and every day. 123. Health and long life to you. 124. To live above with the Saints we love, Ah, that is the purest glory. To live below with the Saints we know, Ah, that is another ...