Saints & Sainthood: Origin and Nature of Saints in Christianity
Friday January 9, 2009
The label saint is given to any person who is regarded as being 'holy.' Early in the history of the Christian Church, the term saint was applied only to those who were martyrs to the Christian faith. When a martyr died, the body would be placed in a special tomb which believers could continue to visit in the hopes of obtaining some blessing. Quite often groups of Christians would gather at the tomb of a martyr to celebrate the Eucharist.
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The so called pagans had many gods and lesser gods. Each city, town, provence,and family had their favorite god. When christianity spread people still wanted a manifestation of the old ways so the church fathers allowed this to appease the recruits.
god spelled backwards is dog–Evil is live