Saint
In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...
is the designation of a holy person.
Saint(s) may also refer to:
Places
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Le Saint
Le Saint (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Breton language
The municipality launched a Breton linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 24 February 2005.
Population
The population has been ...
, Brittany, France
Saints
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Saints, Luton
Saints is a suburb of Luton, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It is located off New Bedford Road and two miles north of the Luton town centre. The area is bounded by the River Lea to the north, Montrose A ...
, Bedfordshire, England
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Saints, Seine-et-Marne
Saints () is a former commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Beautheil-Saints.Saints-en-Puisaye
Saints-en-Puisaye (, literally ''Saints in Puisaye''), formerly Saints,The Saints, Suffolk, England
Saintes
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Saintes, Charente-Maritime
Saintes (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Sénte'') is a Communes of France, commune and historic town in western France, in the Charente-Maritime department of which it is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Saintes is ...
, France
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Saintes, Belgium
Saintes is a village and a district in the municipality of Tubize, in Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
The history of the village is closely linked to the legend of Saint Reineldis, a locally venerated saint from the 7th century. During the Middle Ages, ...
, a former commune in Belgium, part of Tubize
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Îles des Saintes
The Îles des Saintes (; ), also known as Les Saintes (, ), is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided into two communes: Terre- ...
* Battle of Saintes, a land battle between English and French forces in 1351
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Battle of the Saintes
The Battle of the Saintes (known to the French as the Bataille de la Dominique), also known as the Battle of Dominica, was an important naval battle in the Caribbean between the British and the French that took place 9–12 April 1782. The Brit ...
, a naval battle between British and French forces in 1782
People
*Saints, inhabitants of the island of
St. Helena
Saint Helena (, ) is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory.
Saint Helena is a volcanic and tropical island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, some 1,874 km ...
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Latter Day Saint
The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded b ...
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Saint (name) Saint is a name shared by several notable people.
Surname
* Crosbie E. Saint (1936-2018), American general
*Eva Marie Saint (born 1924), American actress
* Harry F. Saint (born 1941), American author
* Howard Saint (1893–1976), British pilot
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Saint (rapper)
Mohammed Sillah (born 8 February 1997), known by his stage name Saint, is a Gambian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer currently residing in Sweden. In 2015, he rose to fame in Sweden with the release of his debut single "Chillin".
Ea ...
, Gambian recording artist, songwriter and producer
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...
, American National Football League team
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New York Saints
The New York Saints are a former member of the National Lacrosse League. They played at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, from 1989 MILL season, 1989 to 2003 NLL season, 2003. They became an inactive team after the 2003 NLL season, 2002 ...
, lacrosse team
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Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The club plays in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby union.
It was formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. ...
, English rugby union club
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St Mirren F.C.
St Mirren Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire, that competes in the after winning the 2017–18 Scottish Championship. Founded in 1877, the team has two nicknames: ''The Buddies'' and ''The S ...
, Scottish football club
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St Cuthbert Wanderers F.C.
Saint Cuthbert Wanderers Football Club are a football club from the town of Kirkcudbright in the Stewartry in Galloway, Scotland. They play in the South of Scotland Football League.
History
They are named after St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, wh ...
, Scottish football club
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St. George Illawarra Dragons
The St. George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) since 1999 after a j ...
, Australian Rugby League Club
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St Helens R.F.C.
St Helens R.F.C., commonly known as Saints, is a professional rugby league club in St Helens, Merseyside, England. Founded in 1873, the club is one of the oldest members of the Rugby Football League, and one of the most successful clubs in its ...
, English rugby league club
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St Johnstone F.C.
St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland. The team competes in the , the second division of Scottish football. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun (or Saint Johnstoun)—an old name o ...
, Scottish football club
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St Kilda Football Club
The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league.
The club's name originates fro ...
, Australian Rules Football club
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St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club, commonly known as Pat's or The Athletic, is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played ...
, Irish football club
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St. Paul Saints
The St. Paul Saints are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have played their home games at CHS Field since 2015. They previ ...
, American minor league baseball team
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Siena Saints
The Siena Saints (formerly the Siena Indians) are composed of 21 teams representing Siena College in collegiate sports. The Saints compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Ath ...
, the sports teams of Siena College
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Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is a professional football club based in Southampton, Hampshire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Their home ground since 2001 has been St Mary's Stadium, befor ...
, English football team
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Winnipeg Saints
The Winnipeg Saints were a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The team was known for most of its existence as the St. Boniface Saints and exists today as the Virden Oil Capitals.
History
The St. Boniface Saints wer ...
, a defunct Canadian junior ice hockey team
Fiction
* ''Saint'' (film), a 2010 Dutch dark comedy horror
* ''Saint'' (manhua), comics by Hong Kong manhua artist Khoo Fuk Lung
* ''Saint'' (novel), a 2006 novel by Ted Dekker
* Saint (''Sugar Rush''), a character in the British TV series ''Sugar Rush''
* Saints (''Boondock''), three vigilantes in the film ''Boondock Saints''
* ''Saints'' (novel), a 1984 novel by Orson Scott Card
*Saints, warriors fighting in the name of the goddess Athena in the manga and anime ''Saint Seiya'' by Masami Kurumada
*The 3rd Street Saints, a street gang in the ''Saints Row'' series of video games
*Saint, an alien race in the
Mahoromatic
is a Japanese manga series written by Bunjūrō Nakayama and illustrated by Bow Ditama. The series follows Mahoro, a female android former soldier who, driven by guilt from her actions during her combat days, decides to dedicate the rest ...
The Saints (Australian band)
The Saints were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 1973. Founded by singer-songwriter Chris Bailey, drummer Ivor Hay, and guitarist-songwriter Ed Kuepper, they originally employed fast tempos, raucous vocals and a "buz ...
, Australian punk band
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The Saints (Jamaican band)
Oswald "Baba" Brooks (born c.1935) was a trumpet player who played jazz in the 1950s with the Eric Dean orchestra and recorded during the 1960s original Jamaican ska era for producers Duke Reid, Sonia Pottinger and her husband Lindon, King Edwar ...
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The Saints (British band)
The Saints were an English instrumental band, that worked for the record producer Joe Meek.
Background
The Saints were the very first group that was used to back singer Heinz (singer), Heinz.
The band were made up of bass guitarist Tab Martin ...
, London skiffle band
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Saint (band)
Saint is an American Christian metal band, first active in the mid-1980s, releasing their first album ''Warriors of the Son'' in 1984. Common themes of Saint's music include hell, evil, and apocalyptic themes such as the End times. In 2010, ' ...
, American Christian metal band
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Utah Saints
Utah Saints are an English electronic music duo consisting of members Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt. The band had three top-ten and another five top-40 singles on the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s, as well as number-one dance tracks in the UK an ...
* "Saints" (song), by The Breeders from the album ''Last Splash''
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When the Saints Go Marching In
"When the Saints Go Marching In", often referred to as simply "The Saints", is a traditional black spiritual. It originated as a Christian hymn, but is often played by jazz bands. One of the most famous jazz recordings of "The Saints" was made o ...
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*"Saint", by Elton John from the album ''
Too Low for Zero
''Too Low for Zero'' (stylised as ''2 ▼ 4 0'') is the seventeenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1983. The album marked a comeback for John, whose previous four albums had failed to yield many enduring international hi ...
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*"Saint", by Travis Scott and Quavo from the album ''
Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho
''Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Huncho Jack, which consists of Travis Scott and Quavo. The album was released on December 21, 2017, by Cactus Jack Records, Grand Hustle Records, Epic Records, Capi ...
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*"Saint", by Marilyn Manson from the album ''
The Golden Age of Grotesque
''The Golden Age of Grotesque'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on May 13, 2003, by Nothing and Interscope Records, and was their first album to feature former KMFDM member Tim Sköld, who joined a ...
Seigakuin Atlanta International School
was an international school, international, private school, private, Christian school, Christian elementary school located in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Peachtree Corners, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta, It i ...
, a Japanese international private school known as SAINTS
* Springfield Armory SAINT, a series of semi-automatic firearms
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No. 16 Squadron RAF
Number 16 Squadron Royal Air Force, nicknamed 'the Saints', is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) who currently provide elementary flying training (EFT) with the Grob Tutor T1, presently based at RAF Wittering, an RAF airbase in ...
, nicknamed "The Saints"
* Project SAINT, SAtellite INTerceptor system in the early 1960s.
The Saint (disambiguation)
The Saint may refer to:
Fiction
* Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris and subsequent adaptations:
** The Saint (film series), ''The Saint'' (film series) (1938–1943), starring Louis ...