What do saints mean to me?
a martyr regardless of victory
an angel from heaven found on earth
sent for secret religious work
a pietist of this earth born
alone in piety oft forlorn
a glorified soul for reasons uncertain
purpose obscured behind glorious curtain
or a loved one supporting home and hearth
trusted reliable always steadfast
a good person who generally tries hard
from heaven no guarantee not to be barred
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Good point in those last lines.
I believe to be declared a saint (beatified and cannonised) by the catholic church you have to have at least one certified miracle attributed to you after death, with verifiable evidence (as a scientist I have a problem with this use of the word evidence), as well as being exceptionally holy and virtuous. Anglicans don’t require a miracle, just the holiness and virtue.
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Seems to me virtuosity and religion are becoming increasingly estranged bedfellows.
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