folk saint

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folk saint (plural folk saints)

  1. A deceased person or otherwise spiritually powerful entity venerated as a saint, but not officially canonized.
    Synonym: popular saint
    • 2007, Frank Graziano, Cultures of Devotion: Folk Saints of Spanish America, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 70:
      The shrines of the Virgin of Luján and the Virgin of Itatí are far more commercial than most folk saint shrines, as is (among innumerable examples) the annual fiesta to the Lord of Miracles in Lima.

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