Portal:Saints

THE SAINTS PORTAL Showcased saint-related content St. John the Baptist pictured with a halo. In Christian iconography, saints may also be depicted with wreaths, palm branches, white lilies or other attributes. 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 a selected few are considered worthy of greater honor or emulation. Official ecclesiastical recognition, and 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. In many Protestant denominations saint refers broadly to any holy Christian, without special recognition or selection. While the English word saint (deriving from the Latin sanctus) 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/ fakir, the Hindu rishi, Sikh bhagat or 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 declaration, as in the Catholic faith, or by popular acclamation (see folk saint). (Full article...) Selected biography Henry Martyn (18 February 1781 - 16 October 1812), was an Anglican priest and missionary to the peoples of India and Persia. Born in Truro, Cornwall, he was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. A chance encounter with Charles Simeon led him to become a missionary. He was ordained a priest in the Church of England and became a chaplain for the British East India Company. Martyn arrived in India in April 1806, where he preached and occupied himself in the study of linguistics. He translated the whole of the New Testament into Urdu, Persian and Judaeo-Persic. He also translated the Psalms into Persian and the Book of Common Prayer into Urdu. From India, he set out for Bushire, Shiraz, Isfahan, and Tabriz. On is way to Constantinople, Martyn was seized with fever, and, though the plague was raging at Tokat, he was forced to stop there, unable to continue. On 16 October 1812 he died. He was remembered for his courage, selflessness and his religious devotion. In parts of the Anglican Communion he is celebrated with a Lesser Festival on 19 October. Did you know... ...that the silver hand and bronze foot of Saint Melor were said to miraculously work as if they were natural appendages? ... that the cities of Viterbo and Narni fought a two-year battle over where the popular nun Lucia Brocadelli of Narni would reside? ...that Anthelm of Belley left his post as bishop of Belley in protest to the lifting of the excommunication of a count who had held one priest captive and murdered a second? Selected saint days  1 December Charles de Foucauld  3 December Francis Xavier  4 December John of Damascus  4 December Nicholas Ferrar  6 December Saint Nicholas  7 December Ambrose 13 December Saint Lucy 13 December Samuel Johnson 14 December John of the Cross 17 December Eglantyne Jebb 26 December Saint Stephen 27 December John the Apostle 28 December The Holy Innocents 29 December Thomas Becket General images The following are images from various saint-related articles on Wikipedia. The month of November in the Czech calendar for 1867 (detail). The calendar of saints is given not only for Catholics, but also for "Protestants". (from Saint) 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) Saint, 12th-century fresco in Staraya Ladoga (from Saint) 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) Pope Pius II canonizes Catherine of Siena. (from Canonization) The Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria (1876). On 3 April 2011, Batak massacre victims were canonized as saints. (from Canonization) St. John the Baptist pictured with a halo. In Christian iconography, saints may also be depicted with wreaths, palm branches, white lilies or other attributes. (from Saint) 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) Eremitic Saint Onuphrius by Emmanuel Tzanes, 1662 (from Saint) 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) Portrait of the saintly Kanua, a Hindu baba of Mathura, India, also pictured with a halo encircling his head. (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) A portrait depicting Saint Francis of Assisi by the Italian artist Cimabue (1240–1302) (from Saint) Categories Saints Saints by nationality Saints by religion Female saints African saints Saints in art Cross-dressing saints Dalit saints Imamzadehs 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 Charlemagne 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 Melangell 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 IsabellaofCastile03 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