Saint
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In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God.
The English word saint originated in Christianity and derives from the Latin sanctus, with the Greek equivalent being ἅγιος (hagios) 'holy'.
See also
List of saints
==Further reading]]
- The Sex Lives of Saints: An Erotics of Ancient Hagiography (2003) by Virginia Burrus
Depictions
- Saint symbolism
- The Death of St Agnes (1635) by Francesco Cairo
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