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Additional Reading
H. Ringgren and A.V. Strom, Die Religionen der Völker (1959; Eng. trans. from the 3rd Swedish ed., Religions of Mankind Today and Yesterday, 1967), gives information on the significance of saints. The cult of saints is dealt with in connection with the phenomenology of religion by G. Mensching, Die Religion (1959). See also W.J. Burghardt, Saints and Sanctity (1965). The characteristics and the actions of holy men in non-Christian religions are treated in R.A. Nicholson, The Mystics of Islam (1914, reprinted 1963); W.T. de Bary et al. (comps.), Sources of Chinese Tradition (1960); and G. Von Grunebaum, Medieval Islam, 2nd ed. (1953). In the realm of Christianity, P. Molinari, I Santi e il loro culto (1962; Eng. trans., Saints: Their Place in the Church, 1965), gives information concerning the veneration of saints in folk piety. The veneration of saints in the Eastern Church is canvassed by D. Attwater, Saints of the East (1963).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: IndiaNetzone - Indian Saints. | Sep 28, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 09, 2026 | ||
| Added top questions and updated for Carlo Acutis's canonization. | Sep 07, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 16, 2025 | ||
| Added a slideshow of patron saints. | May 30, 2025 | ||
| Revised for style. | May 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Indian Saints. | Oct 12, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Saint. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Christianity.com - What is a "Saint" in the Bible? Meaning and Verses. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Gospel Coalition - Who are the �Saints�? | Jun 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Saint. | Sep 29, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Learn Religions - What Is a Saint? | Apr 11, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Education Resource Center - What is a Saint? | Dec 29, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Saints. | Dec 29, 2016 | ||
| Article revised and romanization changed. | Feb 06, 2012 | ||
| Discussion of Hinduism in the article was revised and updated. | Feb 24, 2010 | ||
| Converted Wade-Giles romanization to Pinyin. | Feb 08, 2010 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 02, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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