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Another  thing to be noted is that a large proportion of early saints are the result of later sons going into the ministry, being the sons of kings they have a tendancy to end up as , and thus arranging for their parents to be elevated in religious status to ensure they spend the minimum time in purgatory.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Aug 21st, 2008 at 12:49:46 PM EST
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In Stephen's case, it went the other way around: the only son of Stephen and his Bavarian wife Gisella died before them, and became the first Hungarian saint. For what deeds, I don't know.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Thu Aug 21st, 2008 at 03:13:57 PM EST
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