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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Catholic saints 3
Christian saints canonical 3
Eastern Orthodox saints 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf category of religious figures
religious concept
associatedPractice liturgical commemoration
naming children after saints
naming churches after saints
pilgrimage to shrines
prayer for intercession
veneration of relics
associatedWithDoctrine communion of saints
intercession of saints
basisOfVeneration confession of faith
heroic virtue
martyrdom
miracles attributed to them
perceived holiness of life
characterizedBy closeness to God
holiness
virtue
hasFeastDays liturgical feast days
hasProcessOfRecognition beatification
canonization
glorification
hasSourceOfInformation hagiographies
liturgical calendars
martyrologies
includes Christian bishops
Christian laypeople
Christian martyrs
Christian missionaries
Christian monks
Christian mystics
Christian nuns
Virgin Mary
surface form: Mary, mother of Jesus

apostles of Jesus
influenced Christian art
Christian devotional practices
Christian iconography
Christian naming traditions
notUniversallyVeneratedIn many Evangelical churches
most Reformed traditions
organizedIn sanctoral calendar
recognizedBy Pope in the Catholic Church
local bishops in early Christianity
synods in Eastern Orthodoxy
religion Christianity
role intercessors for believers
models of faith
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

some Lutheran churches
viewedAs friends of God
members of the Church Triumphant

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) category Christian saints
subject surface form: Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)
Puerto Rican Espiritismo hasSyncretismWith Christian saints
this entity surface form: Catholic saints
Jordanian Arab Orthodox veneration Christian saints
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox saints
Basil associatedWith Christian saints
Basil associatedWith Christian saints
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox saints
Slavic Orthodox Churches venerates Christian saints
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox saints
Holy Hour devotion recommendedBy Christian saints
this entity surface form: Catholic saints
Batuque hasSyncretismWith Christian saints
this entity surface form: Catholic saints
Agnese associatedWith Christian saints