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==Saints in Catholicism==
==Saints in Catholicism==
''See also:'' [[Roman Catholic Church]]
By one common definition of the word, a '''saint''' is a person who has been recognized by a Christian [[denomination]] and approved for public and private veneration.<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4D.HTM Canon 1186]</ref> Saints, especially those from the Apostolic and Ancient periods of church history (See: [[Early Christianity]]), often were [[martyr]]s (people who died for their faith or for another person).
By one common definition of the word, a '''saint''' is a person who has been recognized by a Christian [[denomination]] and approved for public and private veneration.<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4D.HTM Canon 1186]</ref> Saints, especially those from the Apostolic and Ancient periods of church history (See: [[Early Christianity]]), often were [[martyr]]s (people who died for their faith or for another person).