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Veneration (Latin: veneratio; Gr****: τιμάω timáō), or
veneration of saints, is the act of
honoring a saint, a
person who has been
identified as having...
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possess the
ability to
influence the
fortune of the living. Some
groups venerate their direct,
familial ancestors.
Certain religious groups, in particular...
- The
veneration of Mary in the
Catholic Church encomp****es
various devotions which include prayer,
pious acts,
visual arts, poetry, and
music devoted to...
- In Islam,
Muhammad (Arabic: مُحَمَّد) is
venerated as the Seal of the
Prophets and
earthly manifestation of
primordial light (Nūr)
emanated by God, who...
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April 303), also
George of Lydda, was an
early Christian martyr who is
venerated as a
saint in Christianity.
According to holy tradition, he was a soldier...
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venerated as "most chaste". A
specific veneration is
attributed to the pure and most
Chaste Heart of Joseph.[citation needed]
Several venerated images...
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mother of Jesus. She is an
important figure of Christianity,
venerated under various titles such as
virgin or queen, many of them
mentioned in...
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personal effects of a
saint or
other person preserved for the
purpose of
veneration as a
tangible memorial.
Relics are an
important aspect of some
forms of...
- iconodulia)
designates the
religious service to
icons (kissing and
honourable veneration, incense, and candlelight). The term
comes from
Neoclassical Gr**** εἰκονόδουλος...
- saints.
Canonization is a
papal declaration that the
Catholic faithful may
venerate a
particular deceased member of the church.
Popes began making such decrees...
