KnowraVeneration of saintsLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Veneration of saints, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 1Related 3Narrower topic 2Compared with 2Ancestor venerationCompared with: Saints are honored for recognized religious status, not primarily as family ancestors.Christian pilgrimageRelated: Saints’ lives and intercession often give destinations their devotional significance.Marian devotionRelated: Marian devotion belongs to saint veneration but gives Mary a uniquely prominent place.Communion of SaintsCompared with: Disagreement over honoring saints often accompanies disagreement about the communion they share with the living.Saint GeorgeNarrower topic: George’s influence spread through the devotional practices that sustain saintly cults.RomanismRelated: This practice is sometimes mischaracterized as worship in polemics against Romanism.Folk religionBroader topic: Local devotion can center on particular saints believed to protect a place or community.Pope Alexander INarrower topic: Alexander’s continuing religious identity is that of a venerated saint.