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Charlene Marie Richard (January 13, 1947 – August 11, 1959) was a twelve-year-old Roman Catholic Cajun girl from Richard, Louisiana) in the United States. She has become the focus of a popular belief that she has performed a number of miracles.
Many Christian parents have named their sons with the biblical saint name of Joseph, in honour of Saint Joseph, father of Jesus.. A saint's name, which is usually also a biblical name, is the name of a saint given to individuals at their baptism or confirmation within the Catholic Church, as well as in certain parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheran ...
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C., is the largest Catholic church in the United States. A special hall in the crypt level of the Basilica contains statues of American saints. The Catholic Church recognizes some deceased Catholics as saints, beati, venerabili, and servants of God.
It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1] In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood. The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning ' holy ', and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in ...
It includes Saints that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Female saints . The saints in these categories are recognized as saints by various Christian churches or other religious bodies.
Lamberville baptized Tekakwitha at the age of 19, on Easter Sunday, April 18, 1676. [18] Tekakwitha was renamed "Catherine" after St. Catherine of Siena (Kateri was the Mohawk form of the name). [19] [20] She remained in Caughnawauga for another six months. Some Mohawks opposed her conversion and accused her of sorcery. [11]
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints. Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. ISBN 1-931709-75-0. {}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ; Ball, Ann (2004). Young Faces of Holiness: Modern Saints in Photos and Words. Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. ISBN 1-931709-55-6. Cruz, Joan Carroll (2006). Saintly Youth of Modern Times.