Are all saints Roman Catholics or can they be from other religions?

Answer 1

May answer is no.

You can find the saints in the Chruch of God. Not in the catholic church.
Act 26:10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
Rom 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Rom 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

And the one who called saints here is the people who are alive and following the doctrine of our Lord Jesus.

Answer 2

The first Saints were people that went through the Salvation process in Acts 2:38. Read Romans 1:7, 1Corinthians 1:2, 2Corin. 1:1, Ephes. 1:1, Phillip. 1:1, Collos. 1:2. These were written well before the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church.

Answer 3

The definition of a saint is a soul who is in heaven in the presence of God.

While we tend to only think about the canonized Catholic saints, there does exist the very real possibility that there are others- even perhaps non Christians- who are indeed saints. The Church does acknoweledge this in our celebraiton of All Saints Day- every November 1st

Answer 4

A saint is not necesarily a Roman Catolic, a saint can be also a hindu, buddhist, or from other religions..The sanctity of a person comes from within, from what connection has with God, and God is not only for Catholics, but for all the Universe

Answer 5

NO WAY! before the catholic church decided to arbitrarily say that saints must have miracles performed, the entire christian church of jesus day were called saints, even before they were called christian.
So, if you read the scriptures carefully you will find yet another FALSE theology that catholics CREATED and you will find that being a catholic Is NOT one of the requirements for becoming a saint. Then again there is a Saying which says some are called Saints, and some are called "aints".

Answer 6

According to scripture (the Bible) every born again christian (If you are not a born again christian your are not a christian at all according to scripture and are called a "teer".) is a saint thus, "let not fornacation be mettioned once among you after becoming saints" Saint=Christian. As for the Catholic canon of saints, it's filled with some of the most wicked people in history. Of course Peter is a saint (For the biblical reason given above but what he has to do with the Catholic church is not found in the Bible but is a tradition of that church and likely apocryphal like their shroud and "bones of saints" and the like.

Answer 7

Yes they can -- and were. For example Saint Columba was a Celt, St Patrick (Padraig) was a nobleman's son from Dumfries and studied in Ireland with the Celtic Chuch (as did Aidan and Columba), Aidan was a Brit and Saint George was a Roman legionnaire who hailed from near the Euphrates (I think).

What happened was that when the Roman Catholics could not get rid of a native institution, they just took it over and Catholicised it. Like Easter is the feast of Eostre, like Brigid (Welsh)became St Bridget, Christmas was (and still is) the pagan winter festival etc.

Answer 8

The term Saint means "set-apart ones". The Bible calls anyone
who believes in Jesus Christ a saint. The R.C. Church has their
own standards for their sainthood. Such as pious, doing miracles etc. The Apostle Paul, who wrote 13 books of the Bible under
the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, calls all who" believe" a saint. Today people have a wrong concept of what a saint really is.
History shows people in "stained-glasses windows" looking
pious and so now everyone thinks that is what a saint is. Wrong!

Answer 9

No, Catholics and Orthodox are kinda sharing them. Just like the old times when the Romans took the Greek Gods and just changed their names. Example, I was born in California, but I had to go to school in Greece (go figure) but the school would not allow me to attend for I was named Francesca and that was the Catholic name for St. Alexandra, so they re baptized me Alexandra. St. Nikolas is the protector of the seas in Greece, while in the Catholic world, St. Nikolas is Santa. These two countries/religions are from antiquity at odds.

Answer 10

The word saint comes from the Greek word "hagios" which means “consecrated to God, holy, sacred, pious." It is almost always used in the plural, “saints.” "…Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem" (Acts 9:13). "Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda" (Acts 9:32). "And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons … “(Acts 26:10). There is only one instance of the singular use and that is "Greet every saint in Christ Jesus…" (Philippians 4:21). In Scripture there are 67 uses of the plural “saints” compared to only one use of the singular word “saint.” Even in that one instance, a plurality of saints is in view “…every saint…” (Philippians 4:21).



The idea of the word “saint” is a group of people set apart for the Lord and His kingdom. There are three references referring to godly character of saints; "that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints …" (Romans 16:2). "For the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ" (Ephesians 4:12). "But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints" (Ephesians 5:3).



Therefore, Scripturally speaking, the “saints” are the body of Christ, Christians, the church. All Christians are considered saints. All Christian are saints…and at the same time are called to be saints. 1 Corinthians 1:2 states it clearly, “To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy…” The words “sanctified” and “holy” come from the same Greek root as the word that is commonly translated “saints.” Christians are saints by virtue of their connection with Jesus Christ. Christians are called to be saints, to increasingly allow their daily life to more closely match their position in Christ. This is the Biblical description and calling of the saints.



How does the Roman Catholic understanding of “saints” compare with the Biblical teaching? Not very well. In Roman Catholic theology, the saints are in Heaven. In the Bible, the saints are on earth. In Roman Catholic teaching, a person does not become a saint unless he/she is “beatified” or “canonized” by the Pope or prominent bishop. In the Bible, everyone who has received Jesus Christ by faith is a saint. In Roman Catholic practice, the saints are revered, prayed to, and in some instances, worshipped. In the Bible, saints are called to revere, worship, and pray to God alone.