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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C., is the largest Catholic church in the United States.A special hall in the crypt level of the Basilica contains statues of American saints.
[a] The Apology of the Augsburg Confession states that the remembrance of the saints has three parts: thanksgiving to God, the strengthening our faith, and the imitation of the saints' holy living. [b] [3] As a result, the Lutheran reformers retained a robust calendar of saints to be commemorated throughout the year.
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American saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church (14 P) R. American Roman Catholic saints (14 P) Pages in category "American saints" The following 12 pages are in this ...
A list of Christian saints and blesseds in chronological order, sorted by date of death: Christianity portal; Saints portal; Biography portal; History portal; 1st ...
Pages in category "American Roman Catholic saints" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
North America: Martyred by Amerindians Blessed Pietro Casani: 1572 1647 Anthony Daniel: 1601: France: 1648: North America: Martyred by Amerindians Joseph Calasanctius (Joseph Calasanz) 1556 1648 Francisco Fernandez de Capillas: 1607: Palencia, Spain: 1648: Fujian, China: Missionary Martyr in China Jean de Brébeuf: 1593: Normandy,France: 1649 ...
It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1] In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood. The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning ' holy ', and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in ...