About Saint Christopher?

Question

OK I know St Christopher used to be the patron saint for travelers but then the Vatican said he nwas no longer a saint some years back....why?

Answer 1

In 1969 the Church reviewed all the saints on its calendar to see if there was historical evidence of each saints existence. After discovering that there was little proof that many saints including some very popular ones ever lived, some were dropped from the calendar of feast days. Among those who were dropped is Saint Christopher, patron saint of travels. There are several legends about him....but he was determined to be based on legend and was taken off the universal calendar.

Answer 2

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03728a.htm

I researched this question for you and the above link tells the story. There was such a person as Christopher and he was a martyr for the faith but little else is known about his life. All the stories about how he transported people on his strong shoulders across a torrential body of water are legend or at least cannot be proved. Since no real history of his life can be provided by the Church, the Church has more or less dropped him from prayers, etc. although we know he is a saint because of his martyrdom, and he has traditionally been the patron of travelers, the Church feels it is not reasonable to assume this is a true history of him. It is still customary, however, to revere him, wear his medal and pray to him for safety while traveling and that practice is still tolerated by the Church if only due to his status as a martyr.

Answer 3

St Christopher was removed from the Universal Roman Calendar bur he was not "desainted". A number of saints were "bumped of " the calendar to make room for others so the calendar would be more international. There are still churches and children named after him and his medals are as popular as ever.
Like many early martyrs there is not much reliable biographical detail and information abour him.

Answer 4

There is not enough evidence that St. Christopher was a real person, so he was removed from the Catholic calendar and there is no longer a feast day for St. Christopher.. He may still be honored at the local level (like if your church is named after him).

Answer 5

Basically, he feast day was downplayed. The reason being that there is little direct historical evidence that he existed. If he did, he's a saint. If not...then he's a legend. He was canonized, I might add, before the requirement of having two miracles attributed to one's intersession was instated. Thus, there really was no miraculous proof either.

Answer 6

I think it had something to do with an altar boy.

Answer 7

HE'S STILL A SAINT.

Answer 8

all fakes...