Christian saints
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Christian saints are individuals recognized within Christianity for their exceptional holiness, virtue, and closeness to God, often venerated as models of faith and intercessors for believers.
Aliases (2)
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
category of religious figures
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religious concept → |
| associatedPractice |
liturgical commemoration
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naming children after saints → naming churches after saints → pilgrimage to shrines → prayer for intercession → veneration of relics → |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
communion of saints
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intercession of saints → |
| basisOfVeneration |
confession of faith
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heroic virtue → martyrdom → miracles attributed to them → perceived holiness of life → |
| characterizedBy |
closeness to God
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holiness → virtue → |
| hasFeastDays |
liturgical feast days
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| hasProcessOfRecognition |
beatification
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canonization → glorification → |
| hasSourceOfInformation |
hagiographies
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liturgical calendars → martyrologies → |
| includes |
Christian bishops
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Christian laypeople → Christian martyrs → Christian missionaries → Christian monks → Christian mystics → Christian nuns → Mary, mother of Jesus → apostles of Jesus → |
| influenced |
Christian art
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Christian devotional practices → Christian iconography → Christian naming traditions → |
| notUniversallyVeneratedIn |
many Evangelical churches
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most Reformed traditions → |
| organizedIn |
sanctoral calendar
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| recognizedBy |
Pope in the Catholic Church
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local bishops in early Christianity → synods in Eastern Orthodoxy → |
| religion |
Christianity
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| role |
intercessors for believers
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models of faith → |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Catholic Church → Eastern Orthodox Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches → some Lutheran churches → |
| viewedAs |
friends of God
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members of the Church Triumphant → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Basil
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Basil ("Eastern Orthodox saints") → |
associatedWith |
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Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)
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category |
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Puerto Rican Espiritismo
("Catholic saints")
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hasSyncretismWith |
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Jordanian Arab Orthodox
("Eastern Orthodox saints")
→
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veneration |