Let's talk about Christian saints, what kind of people they were, whether they really help and by what rules they were canonized.
I think that this topic is of interest to many who are studying history and simply have an inquisitive mind.
No matter how anyone relates to the church and religion, but faith is a unifying force, especially in difficult times. In the past, clergymen helped the people, for example, they gave food to widows to feed their children. But this was earlier, now everything is twisted in commerce and I have not heard of cases where at least one temple would allocate money for someone's treatment or other assistance.
What is Christianity is a religion that, like Islam, came from Judaism.
Any religion is replenished with prayers and sacrifices. It is scary to watch when people are ready to devour each other because someone is crossing themselves wrong or because they put a candle on the wrong icon. This is no longer faith, but real schizophrenia.
Next, let's look at the call to poverty. If you look at the historical records, it will be clear that the early Christians were not poor. When Israel belonged to the Roman Empire, a large number of wealthy families accepted the faith, but they did not rush to get rid of their acquired property.
They invested some of the money so that Christianity spread as quickly as possible.
And Jesus himself was not a beggar. Remember the New Testament, which says that magicians from the east came to the baby, bringing gifts that are described in detail. And the father of Christ was prosperous, because he possessed the demanded profession of a carpenter.
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So, the saints … By what rules were they canonized and what is it like.
Let's start with the holy women who lived in Russia, and there are a great many of them. One of them is Efrosinya Polotskaya, she was the daughter of Prince Polotsk.
The girl became the bride of Christ at the age of 17. A great woman who has united many people around her. She taught girls from poor families, instilled in them the skills of good manners and prepared them for marriage.
George the Victorious, he is depicted as killing a dragon, as if speaking about the fact that he defeated the dark force. However, many historians are inclined that this is a fictional character, so to speak, a collective image from various pagan heroes.
In fact, there are many cases in Orthodoxy when pagan heroes were united with Christian princes who died on the battlefield. Thus, people pray to saints who may not have been.
The thing is that the people had to somehow be taken away from the pagan Gods with the help of the creation of the Saints, who were responsible for one or another side of a person's life.
I think many of you know that one saint is lit a candle for health, another for the exemplary teaching of children, a third for peace in the family, and so on. Doesn't it look like anything? The same polytheism, only under the guise of Christianity.
Well, our people did not understand another religion. Moreover, Christianity was not a loser from this.
Now let's talk about preserving human relics. You see, this is torment for his soul. The soul is always next to the body until it is buried and decomposed.
We laugh at African tribes because they take out the bodies of deceased relatives and carry them through the streets, reading prayers. But if you draw a parallel … Is it not so with us? Do you remember how the relics of Nicholas the Wonderworker were brought to Russia and how many cities they visited.
People, just think about it…. In one country they claim to have preserved the hair of the Virgin, in another, blood and milk. It is just commerce for people to make pilgrimages to these places.
