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A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...

is the designation of a holy person.

Saint(s) may also refer to:

Places

  • Saints, Luton
    Saints, Luton
    The Saints area of Luton, in England, is an affluent suburb situated off the New Bedford Road about one mile north of the town centre. Its name is taken from the group of streets off Montrose Avenue that are named after early Christian saints such St Ethelbert, St Catherine and St Augustine...

    , England
  • Saints, Seine-et-Marne
    Saints, Seine-et-Marne
    Saints is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-History:Saints appears on early maps as Sanz. It is an agricultural village perched above the Petit Aubetin River....

    , France
  • Saints, Yonne
    Saints, Yonne
    Saints is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....

    , France
  • Îles des Saintes
    Îles des Saintes
    The Îles des Saintes , also called simply Les Saintes , is a small archipelago of French Antilles located in the South of Basse-Terre Island, on the West of Marie-Galante and in the North of Dominica in the arc of Lesser Antilles...

    , France

Sports teams

  • Lady Saints, American women's volleyball team
  • New Orleans Saints
    New Orleans Saints
    The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

    , American National Football League team
  • New York Saints
    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 to 2003. They became an inactive team after the 2002-03 season and were officially defunct in 2006....

    , lacrosse team
  • Northampton Saints
    Northampton Saints
    Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....

    , English rugby club
  • St Helens RLFC, English rugby team
  • St. Johnstone F.C., Scottish football club
  • St Kilda Football Club, Australian Rules Football club
  • St. Mirren F.C.
    St. Mirren F.C.
    St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...

    , Scottish football club
  • St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
    St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
    St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

    , Irish football club
  • St. Paul Saints
    St. Paul Saints
    The St. Paul Saints are a professional baseball team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States. The Saints are a member of the North Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...

    , American minor league baseball team
  • Southampton F.C.
    Southampton F.C.
    Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...

    , English football team

Fiction

  • Saints (Boondock), three vigilantes in the film Boondock Saints
  • Simon Templar
    Simon Templar
    Simon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris’s...

    , also known as The Saint, the protagonist of a series of books by Leslie Charteris
  • Saint (novel)
    Saint (novel)
    Saint is a 2006 mystery novel written by Ted Dekker. It is the second in the series of the 'Project Showdown' Books which are also called 'The Paradise Novels'.-Plot summary:...

    , by Ted Dekker
  • Saints (novel)
    Saints (novel)
    Saints is a historical fiction novel by Orson Scott Card. It tells the story of the fictional protagonist, Dinah Kirkham, a native of Manchester, England, who immigrates to the United States and becomes one of the plural wives of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.Saints was...

    , by Orson Scott Card
  • Saint (Sugar Rush), a character in the British TV series Sugar Rush
  • Saint (manhua)
    Saint (manhua)
    Saint is the manhua of Hong Kong comics artist Khoo Fuk Lung. This manhua is about the life of Sun Wukong, the monkey god from novel Xi You Ji of novelist Wu Cheng'en...

    , comics by Hong Kong manhua artist Khoo Fuk Lung
  • "Saints", somewhat derogatory nickname for the enemy society in the Empire of Man
    Empire of Man
    The Empire of Man is a series of science fiction books by David Weber and John Ringo published by Baen Books...

    science fiction universe
  • The Saint (film)
    The Saint (film)
    The Saint is a 1997 film based on the character of Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in 1928 for a series of books published as "The Saint." The film stars Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija...

    , 1997 film starring Val Kilmer based on the Leslie Charteris series
  • "The Saint" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), episode 16, season 3, in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV series
  • The 3rd Street Saints, a street gang that the player is part of in the Saints Row series
    Saints Row (series)
    Saints Row is a video game franchise created by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ. Typically, gameplay is presented in open world format. Because of the mixture of nonlinear gameplay with action-adventure and racing sequences, the series is referred to as being sandbox style.After completing Red...

     of video games
  • SAINT - "Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport.", the robots featured in the Short Circuit
    Short Circuit
    Short Circuit is a 1986 comedy science fiction film starring Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg and directed by John Badham. Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, and G. W...

     films.
  • Saint (film)
    Sint
    Sint is a 2010 Dutch dark comedy horror film about Sinterklaas, a character comparable to Santa Claus in English-speaking countries. The film was directed by Dick Maas; in a return to the horror genre of his earlier movies De Lift and Amsterdamned...

    , a 2010 Dutch dark comedy horror film about Sinterklaas, a character comparable to Santa Claus in English-speaking countries.

Music

  • Sainthood (album)
    Sainthood (album)
    Sainthood is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara, released on October 27, 2009 by Sire Records.The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.- Track listing :-Bonus tracks:-Background:...

    , the sixth studio album by Tegan and Sara
  • Saints (Destroy the Runner album)
  • Saints (Marc Ribot album)
    Saints (Marc Ribot album)
    Saints is a 2001 album of solo guitar recorded by Marc Ribot. It features several interpretations of compositions by Albert Ayler, as well as traditional spirituals, jazz standards, showtunes, and a song by The Beatles.-Reception:...

    , 2001
  • Saint (band), American Christian metal band
  • The Saint (music venue)
    The Saint (music venue)
    The Saint is a music venue located in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It is reminiscent of places like The Cellar Door in Washington, DC, CB's 313 Gallery , and The Living Room in New York City and features live, original music. The Saint opened on November 18, 1994...

    , a music venue featuring live, original music in Asbury Park, New Jersey
  • "(s)AINT
    Saint (song)
    "Saint", stylized as AINT, is a song written by Marilyn Manson in 2003 for the album The Golden Age of Grotesque. Marilyn Manson portrays himself in the music video. The video was shot over a period of two days in November 2003 at the Sunset Tower, a hotel in Los Angeles, California...

    " Marilyn Manson song
  • "Saints" (song)
    Saints (song)
    "Saints" is a song by The Breeders, released as the third and final single from their 1993 album Last Splash. It was released in 1994 on 4AD/Elektra Records.-Track listing:# "Saints" - 2:32# "Grunggae" - 2:35# "New Year" - 2:02...

    , a song by The Breeders from the album Last Splash
  • The Saints (band)
    The Saints (band)
    The Saints are an Australian rock band, which formed in Brisbane in 1974 as punk rockers. Founders were Chris Bailey , Ivor Hay , and Ed Kuepper . Alongside mainstay Bailey, the group has had numerous line-ups...

    , Australian punk band
  • The Saints (1960s band)
    The Saints (1960s band)
    The Saints were an instrumental band that worked for record producer Joe Meek.-Career:The band were made up of Tab Martin , Roy Phillips , and drummer Ricky Winter...

  • Utah Saints
    Utah Saints
    Utah Saints is a dance band based in Leeds, England. The music is produced by Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt, who are joined on-stage by other musicians whenever the band plays live...

    , English band
  • "When the Saints Go Marching In
    When the Saints Go Marching In
    "When the Saints Go Marching In", often referred to as "The Saints", is an American gospel hymn that has taken on certain aspects of folk music. The precise origins of the song are not known. Though it originated as a spiritual, today people are more likely to hear it played by a jazz band...

    ", tune known as "The Saints"

Other uses

  • Saint (name)
    Saint (name)
    Saint is a surname shared by several notable people, including:*Eva Marie Saint , American actress*Lawrence Saint , American stained glass artist...

  • No. 16 Squadron RAF
    No. 16 Squadron RAF
    No. 16 Squadron is a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force. It formed in 1915 at Saint-Omer to carry out a mixture of offensive patrolling and reconnaissance and was disbanded in 1919 with the end of the First World War...

    , nicknamed "The Saints"
  • SAINT (software)
    SAINT (software)
    SAINT is computer software used for scanning computer networks for security vulnerabilities, and exploiting found vulnerabilities.-SAINT Network Vulnerability Scanner:...

  • SAINT (institute), South Korea
  • Saints Peakhurst Coaches
    Peakhurst Bus Company
    Peakhurst Bus Company was an Australian bus and coach company based at a depot in Peakhurst, New South Wales.The company was known and operated under a variety of names: H. T. Saint, H. T...

    , a defunct bus company in Sydney, Australia
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