I’m not very religious, but whenever I travel to European countries there’s always a local “Patron Saint” that the locals admonish or pray to (like Saint Sebastien – Patron Saint of Mallorca, or Saint Lucy in Venice being the Patron Saint of the blind). My question is, how is this not technically polytheistic? I thought you were only supposed to pray to God? Thanks!
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Saints were humans who “performed miracles” and had other religious accomplishments, for which they were given the “sainthood” by the pope. It is not that different, in concept, than being knighted in the UK. The knights are champions, but still below the King and the Queen, and the saints are just servants and representatives of the one God.
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