SAINTS

(L at. sancti, holy persons.) Pious men, who, according to a custom early prevalent among Christians, were commemorated with honour after their death in the services aril cercmoiries of the church. This distinction was originally applied to the apostles and eminent martyrs whose places of burial were regarded with ITectlon bv the faithful in the neighbourhood, and memorials or relics of whom were carefully cherished among them. The observance of particular days in the [s. 1097]