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A saint is a particularly holy person, recognize by fellow believers as someone who lived a divine life and who is in the Divine presence after death. The term is used within Christianity, with definitions varying by denomination, but English-language publications will sometimes use saint to describe a revered person from another religion. The word itself means “holy” and is derived from the Latin sanctus. The concept originates in early Greek Christian literature with the use of the word hagios (Greek άγιος meaning “holy” or “holy one”) and in the New Testament, where it is used to describe the followers of Jesus of Nazareth. (In the Old Testament, the word cognate to "holy" is the Hebrew word qodesh, קדש)

Trivia about saint

  • One meaning of this word is any member of Christ's church, as in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ones
  • In parish names this word precedes John the Baptist & Martin
  • In 1977, Bishop John Neumann was 1st American man to be named this by Roman Catholic Church
  • An extremely virtuous person, especially after canonization
  • Clare of Assisi, whose miracles saved her city from destruction twice, died in 1253 & became one of these in 1255
  • In 1946 the late Mother Cabrini became the first U.S. citizen to be designated this
  • In 1977 John Neumann, a bishop of Philadelphia, became the first American male to be made this

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