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Why is All Souls Day celebrated after All Saints Day?
It is a celebration by the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches to celebrate the dead. The Catholic Church celebrates it the day after All Saints Day and the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate All Souls Day several times in the year.
Are saints exclusively recognized within the Catholic faith?
No, saints are not exclusively recognized within the Catholic faith. Other Christian denominations, such as the Eastern Orthodox Church and some Protestant churches, also venerate saints.
Are churches that start with St. mean they are Catholic churches?
No. Many Protestant and Orthodox churches also name their parishes for saints.
Is Saint George Orthodox?
George was an early Christian but is honored by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. When George lived there was only the Catholic (Christian) Church. The Orthodox did not split off until nearly 900 years later.
Why do Christians celebrate the feasts of the saints in the course of the year?
Only Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and maybe Coptic churches do this.
Where is All Saints' Day popular?
All Saints Day is popular all over the Chrisitan World, especially amongst the Catholic and Orthodox churches.
How do Christians use icons to help them pray?
Only Catholic and Orthodox Churches use statues and pictures of Jesus or of the saints to help them pray. Protestant Churches do not, considering the use of icons akin to idolatory.
Where are All Saints Day and All Souls Day celebrated?
The feasts are celebrated where ever there are Catholics or members of the Eastern Orthodox churches.
Are there any non-Catholic Christian saints?
Yes, there are non-Catholic Christian saints recognized by various Christian denominations such as the Eastern Orthodox Church and some Anglican churches. These saints are revered for their exemplary faith and their contributions to the Christian faith.
Do you have to be Catholic to be a saint?
To be canonized in the Catholic Church you should be a Catholic. There are other religions that also have saints - Orthodox, Anglican, Islam, Hindus, etc. Also, a number of saints in the Catholic Church were never Catholics - Saint Joseph, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Anne, Saint Joachim, etc.
Which church makes people saints?
No church 'makes' saints. However, churches may investigate potential saints to verify that they are actually in heaven and then proclaim then as saints and worthy of veneration and emulation. The church best known for proclaiming saints is the Catholic Church but the Orthodox and Anglican Churches have also been known to do so.
What is the name of the statue in a Catholic church?
There are often many statutes in Catholic churches and there don't need to be any. They don't have a particular name. For example, a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Sometimes 2-dimensional representations of saints are present. These are called icons. These are more common in Eastern Catholic and Orthodox churches than Roman Catholic churches but you sometimes find icons in Roman churches too.
