Portal:Saints

THE SAINTS PORTAL Showcased saint-related content St Bridget of Sweden pictured with a halo. In Christian iconography, saints may also be depicted with wreaths, palm branches, and white lilies. In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term saint depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran doctrine, all of their faithful deceased in Heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation. Official ecclesiastical recognition, and consequently a public cult of veneration, is conferred on some denominational saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church after their approval. While the English word saint originated in Christianity, historians of religion tend to use the appellation "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people", referring to the Jewish ḥasīd or tzadik, the Islamic walī, the Hindu rishi or Sikh Bhagat and guru, the Shintoist kami, the Taoist shengren, and the Buddhist arhat or bodhisattva also as saints. Depending on the religion, saints are recognized either by official ecclesiastical declaration, as in the Catholic faith, or by popular acclamation (see folk saint). (Full article...) Selected biography Saint Thomas Aquinas, O.P. (also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino; born ca. 1225; died 7 March 1274) was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Order from Italy, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus and Doctor Communis. He is frequently referred to as Thomas because "Aquinas" refers to his residence rather than his surname. He was the foremost classical proponent of natural theology, and the father of the Thomistic school of philosophy and theology. His influence on Western thought is considerable, and much of modern philosophy was conceived as a reaction against, or as an agreement with, his ideas, particularly in the areas of ethics, natural law and political theory. Aquinas is held in the Roman Catholic Church to be the model teacher for those studying for the priesthood. The works for which he is best-known are the Summa Theologica and the Summa Contra Gentiles. One of the 33 Doctors of the Church, he is considered by many Christians to be the Roman Catholic Church's greatest theologian and philosopher. Consequently, many institutions of learning have been named after him. The Eastern Orthodox Church has had a complex relationship with Aquinas' work. In the twentieth century, there was a reaction against this "Latin captivity" of the Orthodox theology, and later writers have emphasized the otherness of scholasticism. Did you know... ... that Bona of Pisa, after seeing a vision of James, son of Zebedee, became a leader of pilgrimages to his shrine at Santiago de Compostella? ... that Germerius is said to have been given as much land as the shadow of his cloak could cover (about a six mile radius) by Clovis I in exchange for his prayers? ... that John Campanius, an early Lutheran missionary to Delaware, transliterated the Lenape language and created one of the first documents to be written in a Native American language? Selected saint days 1 April Frederick Denison Maurice 2 April Saint Pedro Calungsod 10 April William Law 10 April William of Ockham 11 April George Augustus Selwyn 16 April Isabella Gilmore 19 April Alphege 21 April Anselm of Canterbury 23 April Saint George 24 April Mellitus 25 April Mark the Evangelist 27 April Christina Rossetti 28 April Peter Chanel 29 April Catherine of Siena 30 April Pandita Mary Ramabai General images The following are images from various saint-related articles on Wikipedia. The symbols of the four Evangelists are here depicted in the Book of Kells. The winged man, lion, eagle and bull symbolize, clockwise from top left, Matthew, Mark, John, and Luke. (from Saint symbolism) Icon of St. Cyprian of Carthage, who urged diligence in the process of canonization (from Canonization) Canonization of Elizabeth of Hungary in 1235. Sándor Liezen-Mayer (1863). (from Canonization) Portrait of the saintly Kanua, a Hindu baba of Mathura, India, also pictured with a halo encircling his head. (from Saint) A portrait depicting Saint Francis of Assisi by the Italian artist Cimabue (1240–1302) (from Saint) The Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria (1876). On 3 April 2011, Batak massacre victims were canonized as saints. (from Canonization) 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) (from Saint symbolism) On 4 November 1992, the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece unanimously declared saints those Christians who had been tortured and massacred by the Turks in the Great fire of Smyrna in 1922. (from Canonization) St Bridget of Sweden pictured with a halo. In Christian iconography, saints may also be depicted with wreaths, palm branches, and white lilies. (from Saint) Saint, 12th century fresco in Staraya Ladoga (from Saint) Pope Pius II canonizes Catherine of Siena. (from Canonization) Eremitic Saint Onuphrius by Emmanuel Tzanes, 1662 (from Saint) "Scripture does not teach calling on the saints or pleading for help from them. For it sets before us Christ alone as mediator, atoning sacrifice, high priest, and intercessor."—A.C. Article XXI. (from Saint) Categories Saints Saints by nationality Saints by religion African saints Saints in art Cross-dressing saints Dalit saints Female saints Middle Eastern saints Lists of places named after saints Reliquaries Spiritual teachers Saint stubs Related portals WikiProjects Religion Christianity Saints Anglicanism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholicism 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. Related 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 Recognized content Featured articles Annunciation (Memling) Charles I of England Edward the Martyr Felix of Burgundy Jovan Vladimir Marcian Virgin and Child Enthroned Good articles Ælfric of Abingdon Æthelberht II of East Anglia Athelm Berhtwald Bosa of York Molly Brant Marie-Rosalie Cadron-Jetté Caffo Sarita Colonia Constantine (Briton) Cynfarwy Edith of Wilton Edmund the Martyr Edwin of Northumbria Eorpwald of East Anglia Marina de Escobar Goulven of Léon Jadwiga of Poland James the Deacon Ladislaus I of Hungary Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia Pope Miltiades Nidan Nothhelm Julius Nyerere Oda of Canterbury Oswald of Northumbria Peter of Canterbury Plegmund Saint Walstan Seaxburh of Ely Ramprasad Sen Seraphina Sforza Sigeberht of East Anglia Stefan Vladislav Stephen the Great Swaminarayan Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia Tatwine Theodora (wife of Theophilos) Virgin of Vladimir Wihtburh William of York Zita of Bourbon-Parma Featured pictures Annunciation Memling Cabinet Card of Sojourner Truth - Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture Jan van Eyck - Kardinal Niccolò Albergati - Google Art Project Jan van Eyck - Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati - Google Art Project Leonardo da Vinci - Virgin and Child with St Anne C2RMF retouched Raffaello Sanzio - Madonna del Cardellino - Google Art Project Raphaël - La Madone de Lorette - Google Art Project Russian Imperial Family 1913 Saint Côme & Saint Damien Grandes Heures Anne de Bretagne XVIe San Giovanni Evangelista (Parma) - Dome Sir Anthony Van Dyck - Charles I (1600-49) - Google Art Project Sojourner Truth, 1870 (cropped, restored) William Holman Hunt - The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple - Google Art Project Former featured pictures Joan of Arc-Notre Dame Things to do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Missing saints Cleanup : List; Anthony the Great; St. Aibert; Father Damien; St. Christopher; Francesco Bonifacio; List of Catholic saints Copyedit : St. Aibert, Category:Saints articles needing attention Expand : John Coltrane, Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, Saint Marinus, Veneration, Category:Christian saints of the Middle Ages Infobox : Category:Saints articles needing infoboxes Photo : Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of Saints Verify : Lancelot Andrewes; Saint Mungo; William Temple (archbishop); St. Christopher Other : watch recent changes Associated Wikimedia The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikinews Free-content news Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikiversity Free learning tools Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus Discover Wikipedia using portals List of all portals The arts portal Biography portal Current events portal Geography portal History portal Mathematics portal Science portal Society portal Technology portal Random portal WikiProject Portals