[Tagging] patron saints

[John F. Eldredge]

On 01/25/2015 10:29 AM, Friedrich Volkmann wrote:
> Probable all christian churches (buildings) and most chapels are dedicated
> to patron saints.
> E.g. the Basilica Sancti Petri (Saint Peter's Basilica) in Vatican City is
> obviously dedicated to Sanctus Petrus (Saint Peter). As in this example, the
> patron saint is often part of the common name of a church. But this example
> also shows that an automated extraction is almost impossible.

This depends upon which branch of Christianity you are talking about. 
Many Protestant denominations do not recognize the existence of saints 
in the Roman Catholic sense of no-longer-living humans who serve as 
intermediaries between living humans and God.  We colloquially refer to 
some of the early church leaders as saints, referring to Saint Peter or 
Saint Paul, but feel that prayers should be directed to God, not to any 
lesser being.

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John F. Eldredge -- john at jfeldredge.com
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