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**"Reading the Church Fathers: A History of the Early Church and the Development of Doctrine," by James L. Papandrea, p 80 | **"Reading the Church Fathers: A History of the Early Church and the Development of Doctrine," by James L. Papandrea, p 80 | ||
**[https://www.catholic.org/saints/patron.php Patron Saints A-Z - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online] | **[https://www.catholic.org/saints/patron.php Patron Saints A-Z - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online] | ||
== Icons of Saints == | |||
* Saints are generally represented by certain emblems or symbols, indicating: | |||
** their particular charism or vocation | |||
*** a profession, a miraculous act | |||
**** such as St. Blaise who cured a child of a deadly throat illness | |||
*** the means or method of martyrdom | |||
**** such as St. Thomas More, who's symbol, a two-headed axe, is how he was killed | |||
== Relics of Saints == | == Relics of Saints == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||