In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood. The word saint comes from the Latin word , meaning , and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in Christianity. In Christianity, some religious authorities require that a person undergo a formal process of canonization to be recognized as a saint, such as the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. These churches also hold that a saint may intercede on behalf of the living who invoke them in prayer, a belief which is rejected by Protestants. Outside Christianity, the word saint has been extended to include revered figures in Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Greek polytheism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, and Zoroastrianism.

Christianity

Interdenominational

Child Early Christian Military Royal By patronage Ailments, illness, and dangers Ethnic groups Occupation and activity Phalli Places By name Anastasia Andrew Catherine Donatus Leo Paraskevi Peter Suzanne Teresa By continent Africa Americas Brazil Mexico United States Asia India Persia Europe Sweden British Isles Anglo-Saxon England Scotland Cornwall Hen Ogledd Northumbria Wales Oceania Australia

Anglican

Traditional Modern

Eastern Orthodox

By saint title Myroblyte Venerable Confessor Equal-to-apostles

By place Russia Before 15th century After 15th century Serbia United States

Folk Christianity

By country

Lutheran By continent North America LCMS and ELCA

Oriental Orthodox

By continent Africa Coptic

Catholic

Chronological Old Covenant By order Dominicans Jesuits Popes By pope By continent Africa Algeria North America Canada Central America and the Caribbean Mexico United States South America Argentina Brazil Colombia Asia India Philippines Europe Brittany Canary Islands Catalonia Croatia Ireland Post-reformation Poland Patron saints Scandinavia Iceland Sweden Malta United Kingdom Post-reformation Oceania

Other religions

Ancient Egyptian religion

List of pharaohs deified during lifetime

Ancient Greek religion

Heroes

Buddhism

Bodhisattvas

Hinduism

Gurus and sants

Islam

Awliya Allah Sufi By continent Africa Algeria

Jainism

Tirthankaras Ganadhara Jain Muni

Yazidism

Holy figures

See also

List of all pages with titles containing "list of" and "saints"

Hindu saints List of Christian martyrs List of Latter Day Saints Martyrology Secular saint List of pharaohs deified during lifetime

References

External links Canonized saints from 1981 to 2010