Questions tagged [saint]
A holy person of God, depending on the tradition can refer to"the communion of saints" (I.e. All believers) or be restricted only to those who have undergone a formal review, beatification, and proof of a miracle after their death
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How do Catholics choose which saints to pray to?
How do Catholics decide which saints to pray to? I am somewhat familiar with the concept of patron saints; my understanding is that Catholics are encouraged to pray to particular saints based on their ...
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Has any formerly excommunicated person ever been canonized as a saint in Catholicism?
Has any formerly excommunicated person who later repented been canonized as a saint after their death?
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Are Catholic Canonizations Infallible?
As a generalization to the question posed in Is the Catholic declaration of an extra biblical saint infallible?, and in hope of obtaining, perhaps, more definitive answers from a Catholic perspective, ...
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Proof that Cyril of Alexandria is a Saint in the Roman Catholic Church?
If one checks the Wikipedia entry on Cyril of Alexandria, there is no indication that he is venerated as a Saint in the Roman Catholic Church. But, although it is not indicated there, I am under the ...
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Saints Who Correlated the Prosperity of an Age to Its Devotion to the Holy Eucharist
Consider the following quote of St. Peter Julian Eymard:
An age prospers or dwindles in proportion to its devotion to the Holy Eucharist. This is the measure of its spiritual life and its faith, of ...
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Catholic Lay Saints Who were Economically Well Off When They Died
So says Matt. 19:24---
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
QUESTION: I would like to know who (if any) among the ...
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Are there any examples of canonized saints reprimanding insubordinate women?
What are some examples of canonized saints either
educating or disciplining women over insubordination in church matters where a priest or bishop would be expected to be in charge
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Saints Who Disobeyed Parents or Superiors in Order to Avoid Committing Sin
Regarding Catholic Saints who were members of the laity---I would like to know if there are any who disobeyed their parents in order not to commit sin. (I exclude superiors here, for one could name ...
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Can a Patron Saint formally declared as such by a pope be replaced?
In the post Can Patron Saints be "dethroned"?
there seems to be some confusion between a patron saint having become no longer a patron saint, and a patron saint being "decanonized"....
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What saints were able to accurately determine what vocation God is calling someone to?
Saints sometimes exhibited mystical phenomena in the cognoscitive order such as visions, locutions, revelations, discernment of spirits, and hierognosis (ability to distinguish blessed from profane ...
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Did St. John Vianney Ever Directly Say Anything About Scruples?
I am currently working on a project devoted to the thoughts of the Curé of Ars (St. John Vianney) on various topics. One of the topics is scruples.
St. Alphonsus Liguori, for instance, has this to ...
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On the Quote "We Have No Other Business Here Than to Get to Heaven"
I would like to make use of a quote which I paraphrase here as follows: ``We have no other business here than to get to Heaven. Everything else is a waste of time.''
I think that it (or something like ...
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Saint Quotes on Holy Obedience to Overcome Satan
I have read at various times in the past regarding the devil's ability to pretend even humility, but his utter inability to feign obedience.
Recently, I have tried to find some quotes from Catholic ...
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Who is the Spiritual Writer Josemaria Escriva Alludes to in "The Way"?
In entry 684, Chapter 32 (Other Virtues), of Josemaria Escriva's "The Way," it is written:
Meditate well these words of a spiritual writer: `The incense offered to God is not wasted. Our ...
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A Quote of Ven. Leo Dupont on Never Making Peace with One's Sins
I am trying to find a reference which contains an actual quote from Ven. Leo Dupont, which, as I recollect, can be paraphrased as "... but I have never made peace with my sins."
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How does not the communion of the Saints invalidate the need for the bodily ressurection?
Since the saints are said to be in the grave, if someone has answered that their spirits are in communion with Christ and interceding, then there would be no importance of the resurrection of bodies. ...
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Did hermits receive the Eucharist regularly?
Simple question. Does anyone know whether hermits such as St. Anthony of the Desert, St. Simeon Stylites, etc. attended Mass on Sundays?
I am interested in both examples of those who did and those who ...
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Looking for the Context Surrounding This St. Robert Bellarmine Quote
This quotation attributed to St. Robert Bellarmine:
"It is granted to few to recognize the true Church amid the darkness of so many schisms and heresies, and to fewer still so to love the truth ...
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Parish Priests Who Have been Canonized in the Catholic Church?
I would like to be able to list the parish priests who have been canonized in the Catholic Church. However, at present, I only have two names: (1) St. John Vianney, and (2) St. Ivo of Kermartin.
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On a Quote of Bl. Jerzy Popiełuszko---"an Idea Capable of Life..."
A while back, I was reading a book (I don't remember the title) on the life of Polish martyr, Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko; and I am now trying to recollect a quote, I think may have been from it, which ...
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What lost bible commentary did St. Thomas Aquinas want more than an entire kingdom?
I've heard it claimed that St. Thomas Aquinas desired to obtain a manuscript of a biblical commentary (by St. John Chrysostom?) more than he desired to posses an entire kingdom. What is the source of ...
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On the Canonization of St. Poeman the Great and the Origin of His Epithet?
Often quoted in the "Sayings or the Desert Fathers," St. Poeman is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as some of the Eastern Orthodox churches.
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Looking for a Digital Copy of Any Handwritten Sermon of St. John Vianney
I am looking for a digital copy of any personally handwritten sermon of St. John Vianney.
From what I have read, I am under the impression that 80 or so are extant, but I have not been able to locate ...
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On a Famous Quote of Ven. Fulton Sheen Pertaining to the Laity
I have been trying to find the original source and transcript containing the following famous quote of Ven. Fulton J. Sheen on the laity:
Who’s going to save our Church? It’s not our bishops, it’s ...
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Married saint who convinced spouse to enter religious life?
Was there ever a saint who, while living, convinced his or her spouse to enter religious life?
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What is the source of Pascal's quotation on staying home peacefully?
Pascal wrote in Pensées S168/L136:
all of man's unhappiness arises from one thing alone, that he does not know how to remain at rest in a room. A man that has enough to live, if he knew how to remain ...
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From the perspective of Catholicism, are there or have there been any Protestant saints?
From the perspective of Catholicism, are there or have there been any Protestant saints?
Is this something possible at least in principle?
Theoretically speaking, could a Protestant attain the status ...
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From the perspective of Catholicism are there any non-Catholic saints?
I'm writing about Catholicism and from what I extracted of a conversation with a priest friend of mine,
When we ask a Saint for intercession, we need to know that person is alive in heaven. Before ...
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Is this the best way to fight "The War On Christmas"? [closed]
From here:
Happy St. Francis Day! (Oh, And Also Yom Kippur)
It has become a multicultural must to step on Christmas by never mentioning it except in connection with Hanukkah and other “holidays.“ ...
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Do Venerables and Blesseds Have Liturgical Feast Days in the Catholic Church?
I am presently engaged in a writing project, a component of which pertains to Pauline Jaricot. She was recently declared Blessed in the Catholic Church (May, 2022).
I am inclined to call January 9 her ...
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Is Padre Pio known to have sworn, at least rarely?
In this clip "Shia LaBeouf in Padre Pio (2022) "Say Christ is Lord!", Shia LeBeouf, portraying the titular Pio, delivers the line "Shut the f*ck up!"
I can't find much ...
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Why so many Saints feared responsibilities? Bishop's resposibility, for example
I've been reading a version of Lives of the Saints of Alban Butler, and I've encountered many biographies where the author mentions that the Saint was afraid of being put in a certain position. I've ...
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The cult of Saints
Apart from Catholicism (and, in the past, Anglo-Saxon Christianity), are there any other confessions that allow or encourage the cult of Saints? Can it be considered as a sort of paganism?
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When is the resurrection of Old Testament saints (from Moses to John the baptist)?
When is the resurrection of Old Testament saints (from Moses to John the baptist)?
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Where did St. Catherine of Siena say: “Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world.”?
Where did St. Catherine of Siena say: “Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world.”?
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An Original Source Containing the Sermon of St. Leonard of Port Maurice: The Little Number of Those Who are Saved
This rather famous homily of the eighteenth century Franciscan is rather easy to come by on the internet; for example, see
https://www.saintsbooks.net/books/St.%20Leonard%20of%20Port%20Maurice%20-%...
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Are there any examples of married, male, non-martyred (white crown), non-royal, canonized Catholic Saints excluding Saint Joseph?
Are there any examples of married, male, non-martyred (white crown), non-royal, canonized Catholic Saints excluding Saint Joseph? I can't think of a single one!
The question may seem to impose ...
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Has the Catholic Church ever canonized a trans-gender person with the full knowledge of his/her true gender identity?
We read in Mtt 19:12:
For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the ...
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Why are Catholic Churches named after saints?
I'm curious why all the Catholic churches (with the exception of the ones named sacred/immaculate heart) are named after Saints. Why is this?
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Is the Dog-Headed icon of Saint Christopher canon in the Orthodox Church?
I have seen icons of St. Christopher (Αγιος Χριστοφορος) with a Dog-Head and wanting to know officially if somewhere the Orthodox they see this as canon. It's something that has come up multiple times ...
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How did Hubertus became patron saint of mathematicians?
I found this website that claims that Hubertus is a the patron saint of mathematicians, among a whole hosts of other things. I can't seem to find any other information on this aspect of him. Does ...
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On the Papal Approbation of Gregory XVI Regarding the Writings of St. Alphonsus Liguori
I have extracted the following from https://www.goodcatholicbooks.org/alphonsus/alphonsus-facts.html
(Papal approval) ``No ecclesiastical writer has ever received more direct, positive and formal ...
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How common are manifestations of charismatic gifts among saints venerated in Orthodox and/or Catholic Churches?
My question is inspired by Saint Macarius of Egypt (c. 300 – 391) , venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Catholic Church. Traditions about him affirm that ...
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What is the Cessationist view on miracle reports surrounding St. Macarius of Egypt?
Macarius of Egypt:
Macarius of Egypt (c. 300 – 391) was a Coptic Christian monk and hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder or Macarius the Great.
St. Macarius was born in Lower Egypt. A late ...
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Author of the "Imperfect Work" and Where to Find a Copy of It
In the writings of St. Alphonsus Liguori, e.g., Dignity and Duties of the Priest, he often makes mention of the author of the "Imperfect Work" without saying who this author is.
I suspect ...
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What do the Saints say about "Talking about your self"?
I would very much like to become more humble, but I think that starts with humble speech and conduct (what comes out of me is "unhumbling me"). My wife read something yesterday that made me ...
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Does the Catholic Church teach a specific way to pray to the saints?
When I pray to the saints, does the Church have a specific teaching on how I should do it? Word choice, syntax, ect? Do I pray to Patron saints for specific things related to their patronage?
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What is an overview of Christian beliefs on the current state and location of Old Testament saints?
Where and how are the Old Testament saints right now?
Here are some possibilities (not exhaustive by any means):
They are temporarily in a state of non-existence.
They do exist (where?), but are ...
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When did the Catholic definition of saint change and how is the change applied in personal study?
The current Roman Catholic definition of saint appears to be something like the following:
Most people use the word “saint” to refer to someone who is exceptionally good or “holy.” In the Catholic ...
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Where does St. Bernard say "A long period of chastity is a second virginity.”?
Fr. Ludovic-Marie Barrielle, Do I Have a Vocation?, ch. 5, claims:
“A long period of chastity” says Saint Bernard, “is a second virginity.”
Where does St. Bernard say this?
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