Saints are special Christians who lived very holy lives.
Some, who died for their Christian faith, are also known as Martyrs.
The Catholic Church declares people saints after their death in a process
called canonisation.
This is usually a detailed and lengthy process, requiring much evidence.
Saint
Andrew
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, Romania and Russia
and was Christ's first disciple. |
Saint
Bede
The Venerable Bede was a great Anglo-Saxon scholar. |
Saint
Columba
Columba founded a monastery on the island of Iona, bringing
christianity to Scotland. |
Saint
David
Saint David, or Dewi Sant as he's called in the Welsh language,
is the patron saint of Wales.
He was one of the early saints who helped to spread Christianity
among the pagan Celtic tribes
of Western Britain. |
St Dominic
Founder of the Dominica Order and our Saint |
Saint
Edward
Edward the Confessor was a man of great prayer.
He was hailed throughout his life as a gentle, loyal and devoted
king. |
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Saint
George
Saint George is the patron saint of England.
He's popularly identified with England and English ideals of
honour, bravery and gallantry,
but actually he wasn't English
at all and very little is known about the real George. |
Saint
Lucy
Lucy is the patron saint of the blind. Her feast day is the
13th December.
She was a virgin martyr who lived in Sicily during the third
century. |
Saint
Ninian
Ninian founded the first monastery in Scotland. |
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Saint
Paul
Originally called Saul of Tarsus, he was famously converted
on the road to Damascus.
(Year of St Paul: June 2008 - June 2009) |
Saint
Peter
The fisherman who became the right-hand man of Jesus.
The leader of the early church and a father of the faith - the
first Pope. |
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Saint
Stephen
Saint Steven was one of the first deacons of the Christian Church.
His feast day is on the 26th of December. He was the first Christian
martyr. |
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