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===The Saints of the Lord as admirable Heroes of the Faith===
===The Saints of the Lord as admirable Heroes of the Faith===
[[File:Prophet Moses.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The prophet [[Moses]] ]]
A kind of hero-worship of reverence and great respect (''dulia'') is accorded the great names of the Bible''':''' <ref>For example Sirach 44–50.</ref> Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, [[Moses]], Joshua, Deborah, Samson, Samuel, David, Solomon, Elijah, Elisha, Hezekiah, Josiah, Judith, Esther, Job, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Michael, Gabriel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Judas Maccabeus, John the Baptizer, Peter, Paul, James, and John. The [[Orthodox Church]] celebrates the names of Old Testament saints along with New Testament saints as persons worthy of great reverence and veneration (''dulia'') as the honored servants of God.<ref>[https://www.behindthename.com/names/tag/orthodox_saints Names categorized as Orthodox saints (behindthename.com)]</ref> Mary the [[Theotokos]] is accorded the honor of ''hyperdulia'' above all other saints and angels. Jesus is worshiped with ''latria'' as God the Son of the Father, equal in dignity to Him and the Holy Spirit, as One God, the Blessed [[Trinity]].
A kind of hero-worship of reverence and great respect (''dulia'') is accorded the great names of the Bible''':''' <ref>For example Sirach 44–50.</ref> Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, [[Moses]], Joshua, Deborah, Samson, Samuel, David, Solomon, Elijah, Elisha, Hezekiah, Josiah, Judith, Esther, Job, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Michael, Gabriel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Judas Maccabeus, John the Baptizer, Peter, Paul, James, and John. The [[Orthodox Church]] celebrates the names of Old Testament saints along with New Testament saints as persons worthy of great reverence and veneration (''dulia'') as the honored servants of God.<ref>[https://www.behindthename.com/names/tag/orthodox_saints Names categorized as Orthodox saints (behindthename.com)]</ref> Mary the [[Theotokos]] is accorded the honor of ''hyperdulia'' above all other saints and angels. Jesus is worshiped with ''latria'' as God the Son of the Father, equal in dignity to Him and the Holy Spirit, as One God, the Blessed [[Trinity]].