Since they are saints of the "folk", or the populus, they are also called popular saints. Like officially recognized saints, folk saints are considered...

Saint Guinefort (modern French pronunciation: [ɡinfɔʁ]) was a legendary 13th-century French greyhound that received local veneration as a folk saint. Guinefort's...

In China, folk Protestantism had its origins with the Taiping Rebellion. Chinese folk religion, folk Christianity, folk Hinduism, and folk Islam are examples...

as in the Catholic faith, or by popular acclamation (see folk saint). The English word saint comes from the Latin sanctus, with the Greek equivalent being...

offspring to livestock". Many are legitimate saints who acquired their priapic attributes through the process of folk etymology. Sir William Hamilton (1730–1803)...

Muerte, is a new religious movement, female deity, folk-Catholic saint, and folk saint in Mexican folk Catholicism and Neopaganism.: 296–297  A personification...

Narco-saints (Spanish: Narcosantos) are Catholic Saints and folk saints that are venerated (or sometimes worshipped) by criminals such as money launderers...

(/ˌmæʃɪˈmoʊn, -ˈmɒn/), also called San Simón, is a Maya deity, narco-saint, and folk saint, represented in various forms by the Maya peoples of several towns...

A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental...

have stolen from the rich to give to the poor. He is celebrated as a folk saint by some in Mexico and the United States, including among drug traffickers...

Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kâli ("Sara the Black"; Romani: Sara e Kali), is the patron saint of the Romani people in Folk Catholicism. The center...

Saint-Simon, utopian socialist and originator of Saint-Simonism San Simón, a Latin American folk saint Simon the Tanner, after whom the cave church in...

Wilgefortis (Portuguese: Vilgeforte) is a female folk saint whose legend arose in the 14th century, and whose distinguishing feature is a large beard....

frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films. Although some folk heroes are historical...

to the folk religion and syncretic elements present in the Eastern Orthodox communities. It is a subgroup of folk Christianity, similar to Folk Catholicism...

Roche. Saint Roch's dog is sometimes conflated with the folk saint Saint Guinefort, the holy greyhound. Croatian celebrations around the saint are depicted...

Our Lady of the Holy Death (Santa Muerte) is a female deity or folk saint of Mexican folk religion, whose popularity has been growing in Mexico and the...

are typical offerings for the folk saint Maximón, and Santa Muerte. Both folk saints have been described as narco-saints. A libation is a ritual pouring...

Folk Catholicism can be broadly described as various ethnic expressions and practices of Catholicism intermingled with aspects of folk religion. Practices...

Dancing mania, a Medieval European social phenomenon El vito, a traditional folk song and dance music from Andalusia "St. Vitus Dance", a song by Bauhaus...

the Soldier), was a convicted rapist and murderer who later became a folk saint to many in northwestern Mexico and in the southwestern United States....

customary lore, taking actions for folk beliefs, and the forms and rituals of celebrations such as Christmas, weddings, folk dances, and initiation rites....

San La Muerte (Saint Death) is a skeletal folk saint that is venerated in Paraguay, Argentina (mainly in the province of Corrientes but also in Misiones...

Cunning folk, also known as folk healers or wise folk, were practitioners of folk medicine, helpful folk magic and divination in Europe from the Middle...

folk saint and goddess of death in Mexico San La Muerte, folk saint and god of death in Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil San Pascualito, folk saint and...

The Count of St. Germain (French: Comte de Saint Germain; French pronunciation: [kɔ̃t də sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]; c. 1691 or 1712 – 27 February 1784) whose real name...

The music of Saint Lucia is home to many vibrant oral and folk traditions and is based on elements derived from the music of Africa, especially rhythmically...

not reliably documented. He is currently regarded as the most prominent folk saint in Argentina, although sanctuaries devoted to his cult are also found...

Cunning folk traditions, sometimes referred to as folk magic, were intertwined with the early culture and practice of the Latter Day Saint movement. These...

Orthodox Church. In 1903 or in the winter of 1904–1905, he travelled to Saint Petersburg and captivated a number of religious and social leaders, eventually...