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A saint (from the Latin sanctus) in Christianity is a human being who has answered the call to holiness. The term is used differently by various denominations. In high-church contexts, such as Roman Catholicism or Anglo-Catholicism, a Saint is generally one to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated) a high level of holiness and sanctity. In this use, a saint is therefore not simply a believer, but one who has been unusually transformed. On the other hand, many denominations, notably in Protestantism, emphasise the traditional New Testament meaning of the word, preferring to write saint (lower case) to refer to any believer, in continuity with the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Several denominations venerate the dead saints, while others vehemently reject this. Some make a distinction between a "Romish" and a "Patristic" doctrine concerning the invocation of saints, permitting the latter.

The use of the term saint is not exclusive to Christianity. In most religious cultures, there are people who have been recognised within that culture as having fulfilled the highest aspirations of religious teaching. In English, the term saint is often used to translate this idea from many world religions.

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• Saint symbology
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• Calendar of saints
• Chronological list of saints and blesseds
• List of royal saints and martyrs
• List of canonizations

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    • Anglicanism
    • Eastern Orthodoxy
    • Oriental Orthodoxy
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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.

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• Category:Liturgical calendar
• Calendar of saints
• General Roman Calendar
• Tridentine calendar
• General Roman Calendar of 1954
• General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII
• General Roman Calendar of 1960
• General Roman Calendar of 1969
• Saints in Anglicanism
• Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)
• Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar
• Calendar of saints (Lutheran)

Saints 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

Muslim Sufi saints: 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani - Ahmad al-Rifa'i - Ibrahim al-Disuqi - Ahmad al-Badawi - Al-Shadhili - Baha' al-Din Naqshband - Ibn 'Arabi - Wali Sanga

Web resources

• Church of England Common Worship calendar
• Saint of the Day
• Dumbarton Oaks Hagiography database
• Patron Saints Index
• Catholic Online list of saints
• List of Saints proclaimed during the Pontificate of John Paul II
• On the Canonizations of John Paul II
• Church of England Common Worship calendar

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