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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. Appearance. 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 ...
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 ...
Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, [10] Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan. Farriers - Eligius, John the Baptist. Field workers - Medard. Firefighters - Eustace, [20] Florian [5] Brazilian firefighters - George.
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 ...
The following are saints canonized by Pope John Paul II from 2001–2005: Saint. Date of Canonization. Place of Canonization. Luigi Scrosoppi [1] 10 June 2001. St. Peter's Basilica. Agostino Roscelli [1] 10 June 2001.
Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. Eastern Catholic saints (4 C, 38 P) Roman Catholic saints (11 C, 15 P)
List of saints canonized by Pope Francis. This article contains a list of the 912 saints canonized by Pope Francis (2013–) during his pontificate, which includes the 813 Martyrs of Otranto as a group, 7 who were equipollently canonized and 4 who were canonized in other countries.