Can an Orthodox pray to a Catholic saint?

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Can an Orthodox pray to a Catholic saint?

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Post by Lucian Hodoboc » Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:59 am

Can an Orthodox Christian ask for intercessory prayer from a saint belonging to the Catholic denomination? Or would doing so be considered a sin?

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Can an Orthodox Christian ask for intercessory prayer from a saint belonging to the Catholic denomination? Or would doing so be considered a sin?  :unknown:

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Post by KevinMcCabe » Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:26 pm

You can pray to pre-schism saints. That's as far as I know.

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You can pray to pre-schism saints. That's as far as I know.

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Post by Lucian Hodoboc » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:26 am

What about pre-schism saints that were canonized post-schism?

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What about pre-schism saints that were canonized post-schism?

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