Editing Saint (section)

=== Eastern Orthodoxy ===
{{Further|Glorification|List of Eastern Orthodox saint titles|Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar}}
[[File:Святой, фреска 12 века из церкви св. Георгия в Старой Ладоге.jpg|thumb|''Saint'', 12th-century fresco in [[Staraya Ladoga]]]]
In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], a saint is defined as anyone who is in [[Heaven]] besides God, whether recognised here on earth, or not. By this definition, [[Adam and Eve]], [[Moses]], the various [[Prophets in Christianity|prophets]], and [[Archangel|archangels]] are all given the title of "Saint". Sainthood does not necessarily reflect a moral model, but communion with God; there are many examples of people who lived in great [[sin]] and became saints by [[humility]] and [[repentance]]: Saints [[Mary of Egypt]], [[Moses the Ethiopian]], and [[Dismas]], the repentant thief who was crucified with [[Jesus Christ]]. Therefore, a more complete Orthodox definition of what a saint is, has to do with the way that saints, through their humility and their love of mankind, saved inside them the entire Church, and loved all people.

==== Canonization ====
Orthodox belief believes that God [[Revelation|reveals]] saints through answered [[Prayer|prayers]] and other [[Miracle|miracles]]. Saints are usually recognised by their local community, often by people who directly knew them. As their popularity grows they are often then recognised by the entire Church through the [[Holy Spirit]]. The word ''canonization'' means that a Christian has been found worthy to have his name placed in the canon (official list) of saints of the Church. The formal process of recognition involves deliberation by a [[synod]] of bishops.<ref name="bebis" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Saints of the Orthodox Church |url=https://www.goarch.org/-/the-saints-of-the-orthodox-church |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |language=en-US}}</ref> The Orthodox Church does not require the manifestation of miracles, as it does in [[Roman Catholicism]]; what is required is evidence of a virtuous life and prior [[local veneration]] of the saint.<ref name=":0" />

If the ecclesiastical review is successful, this is followed by a service of glorification in which the saint is given a day on the [[liturgical calendar]] to be celebrated by the entire Church.<ref>Frawley J ''[http://www.oca.org/FS.NA-Document.asp?ID=83 The Glorification of the Saints in the Orthodox Church]'' at Orthodox Church in America, Syosset, New York</ref> This does not, however, make the person a saint; the person already was a saint and the Church ultimately recognized it.

As a general rule, only [[clergy]] will touch [[relics]] in order to move them or carry them in procession; however, in [[veneration]] the faithful will kiss the relic to show love and respect toward the saint. The [[altar]] in an Orthodox Church usually contains relics of saints,<ref>Hopko T "[http://oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship/the-church-building/altar-table The Orthodox Faith]"</ref> often of [[martyr]]s. Church interiors are covered with the [[icon]]s of saints. When an Orthodox Christian venerates icons of a saint he is venerating the image of God which he sees in the saint.

[[File:Saint Onuphrius Emmanuel Tzanes.png |thumb|200 px|right|''[[Saint Onuphrius (Tzanes)|Eremitic Saint Onuphrius]]'' by [[Emmanuel Tzanes]], 1662]]
Because the Church shows no true distinction between the living and the dead, as the saints are considered to be alive in [[heaven]], saints are referred to as if they are still alive, and are [[venerated]], not [[worshipped]]. They are believed to be able to [[Intercession of saints|intercede]] for the living for [[Salvation in Christianity|salvation]] or other requests and help mankind either through direct communion with God or by personal [[miraculous]] intervention.

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the title [[wikt:ὅσιος|Ὅσιος]], ''Hosios'' (f. {{Lang|el|Ὁσία}} ''Hosia'') is also used. This is a title attributed to saints who had lived a [[monastery|monastic]] or [[Hermit|eremitic]] life equivalent to the more usual title of "Saint".<ref>{{cite book |last= Cotsonis  |first= John A.  |author-link= |date= 1994 |title= Byzantine Figural Processional Crosses |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=vhGH8gRUYyUC&dq=Hosios+saint&pg=PA70 |page=70|publisher= Dumbarton Oaks |isbn= 9780884022282 }}
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