Question:
Catholics How many saints?
2010-05-19 18:05:32 UTC
are there. Do you know all t heir names, and are there female Saints
Twelve answers:
2010-05-19 20:01:24 UTC
Many.

No, but you can read about them at http://saints.catholic.org/saints/

There are many female saints.....the greatest is the Blessed Mother of our Lord
Cinta
2010-05-20 10:55:17 UTC
There's 2 types of saint:

Saints (with a capital S) are people who have been proclaimed saints by the Church, after miracles have happened and a lot of verification of their good works. This process usually takes years, and is called Canonisation - it happens in several stages. For example, Cardinal Newman is going to be Canonised when Papa Benedetto comes to the UK in September - he will become a Saint. Capital-S-Saints are people who the church knows for sure are in heaven.



Everyone who is in heaven, however, is a saint (with a little s) - even if they have not been officially proclaimed a Saint. We celebrate the lives of these people on All Saints Day - 1st November.



So, in answer to your question, there are millions of saints, alhtough we can never be sure of exactly how many. Anyone who has ever gone to heaven and ever will go to heavan (as Heaven is outside of time & space), so there must be a lot!



And of course there are female Saints! The Mother of God, for example!



I hope this helps :) x
imacatholic2
2010-05-20 04:19:32 UTC
There are billions of saints. No one on Earth knows all of their names. About half of them are female including the Blessed Virgin Mary.



Saints are people in heaven or on their way to heaven. All Christians dead and alive are saints.



The Catholic Church selects some of the most extraordinary examples, does in-depth research, and canonizes them.



Canonization is the solemn declaration by the Pope that a deceased member of the faithful may be proposed as a model and intercessor (not mediator) to the Christian faithful on the basis of the fact that the person lived a life of heroic virtue or remained faithful to God through martyrdom.



Here is the modern method of canonization:



In order to allow greater objectivity and less emotion, no petition for sainthood can be made until at least 5 years after the candidate’s death.



+ Diocesan Investigation +



A diocese, parish, religious congregation, or association asks the bishop of the diocese in which the candidate died to open the investigation. After Vatican approval, the bishop forms a diocesan tribunal.



Witnesses are called before the tribunal to recount the candidate’s heroic exercise of Christian virtues. All documents regarding the candidate must be gathered.



At this point he is entitled to the title of Servant of God.



+ Vatican Investigation +



All documentation is passed on to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints at the Vatican.



The cause undergoes an examination by nine theologians.



If passed, the cause is for examined by the Congregation.



If passed, the cause is presented to the Pope for approval. A decree is published and read publicly.



+ Beatification +



A miracle attributed to the Servant of God is necessary.



The miracle must be proven through an appropriate investigation and another decree is issued.



Then the Pope decides on beatification.



With beatification, the candidate receives the title of Blessed.



+ Canonization +



Another miracle occurring after beatification is needed for canonization (sainthood), attributed to the Blessed’s intercession.



This miracle must again be proven through an appropriate investigation.



Papal infallibility is involved with canonization.



The Blessed acquires the title of Saint.



http://www.usccb.org/comm/SaintsFinal.pdf



For the latest beatifications and canonizations, see: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/index_canoniz-beat_en.html



+ With love in Christ.
rockorock
2010-05-20 01:39:28 UTC
Saints



Definition: According to Roman Catholic teaching, saints are those who died and are now with Christ in heaven and who have been given recognition by the Church for outstanding holiness and virtue. The Tridentine profession of faith states that the saints are to be invoked as intercessors with God and that both the relics of saints and images of the saints are to be venerated. Other religions, too, invoke the help of saints. Certain religions teach that all of their members are saints and are free from sin. The Bible makes many references to saints, or holy ones. It refers to Christ’s 144,000 spirit-anointed followers as being such.
Arizona Knight Wolf
2010-05-20 01:40:15 UTC
There are litterally millions of saints. Too many to list here. And yes, there are Female saints.
Illuminator
2010-05-20 01:07:54 UTC
Browse the Largest List of Saints

http://www.catholic.org/saints/
clusium1971
2010-05-20 01:09:00 UTC
Hundreds of thousands, & yes of course there are female Saints.



In fact, our Greatest Saint (After God Himself, of course) is a Female Saint--the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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2010-05-20 02:58:58 UTC
There are thousands of male and female saints.
Donna
2010-05-20 01:07:14 UTC
There are many saints, male and females.
2010-05-20 01:16:37 UTC
I'm an Orthodox Chritian but my answer is the ame as any caholic who knows their fiath-

We don't know how many saints there are not all have a day on the calendar this is the reson there is an all sints day. It is to comimorate all the saints we don't know about.
2010-05-20 01:08:21 UTC
Not sure how many. Yes there are both male and female, old and young.



http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/patron02.htm



Peace be with you



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odd
2010-05-20 01:10:53 UTC
http://www.catholic.org/saints/stindex.php


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