Saint
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In accordance to dictionary based definitions, a Saint is a person who is recognized as having attained a high level of holiness, however the Bible has a different definition. The word itself means “Holy” and is derived from the Latin “sanctus”.
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- Calendar of saints
- Communion of Saints
- Congregation for the Causes of SaintsTemplate:Nb5Template:Nb5
- Coptic saints
- Gnostic saint
- Hagiography
- Icon
- Intercession of saints
- List of canonizations
- List of saints
- List of Russian saints
- Martyrology
- Patron saint
- Saints in Protestantism
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