2007-11-03 07:34:36 · 5 answers · asked by valkyrie_missile_uk 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It certainly wasn't random.
The dedication was almost always made by the patron or builder of the church.
Perhaps a religious order built the church and named it after their own founder: which explains the many St Francis and St Benedict churches.
In other instances the person funding the building might have specified to whom the church would be dedicated, and those churches built as a mausolem or to comemmorate some saint would naturally be dedicated to that person. St Edmund's Cathedral at Bury St Edmunds, is an example of a dedication to the saint who was buried there.
Some churches were dedicated to a religious concenpt such as the Trinity or the Virgin and there are some dedicated simply to All Saints.
2007-11-03 07:54:49 · answer #1 · answered by Rolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That has been different in different times. Originally, a church got it's name from a Saint if, and only if, he was actually buried there. Later it was enough if some of his relics was brought there.
2007-11-03 07:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by juexue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh actually I remember a teacher telling me once that the church had said this on name respect and ettiquite: We can be called "Mormons" and it's okay. and we can say you are a "Mormon" and I am a "Mormon". "Mormonism" is also okay, because that is our "ism." we couldn't say we practice Latter-Day-Saintism, see? what they don't want us to call it is "the Mormon church" or "I am a part of the LDS Church." As for "LDS," because the whole acronym would be so long it would defeat the purpose, "LDS" alone is fine. By stating that we are LDS, we imply that we are latter day saints of the Church of Jesus Christ. It still is proper and shows respect. Even though many other names acceptable, of course the most respect would indeed be to state that we are members of the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints." Or just "we belong to the Church of Jesus Christ" to simplify haha. hope that was understandable and that it helped! have a good night!
2016-05-27 04:52:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bishop of the particular diocese.
2007-11-03 07:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does it matter, as long as they proclaim the truth?
2007-11-03 07:39:22 · answer #5 · answered by alan h 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋