Why not St. Moses?

[upbeatjonm]

I have wondered why we don’t title any old testament figures as Saints? Such as Moses, Abraham, etc.

Also, why do we give Angels the titles of Saints, such as St. Gabriel?

Curious.
Jon

 

[Jayson]

A saint is anyone who is in heaven (including angels and moses), but because Moses is a part of the history of salvation before Christ, we do not specifically call him a saint, even though he is one. Remember that the title of saint was originally given to Martyrs, and they were all from the time following Christ.

 

[Edwin1961]

In the Eastern Catholic Church (Eastern Christianity of Catholic and Orthodox) we homor the saints of the OT. In fact, yesterday was the feast day of the Holy Fathers of God (OT Saints).
Go to my Eastern Saints thread in the Eastern Christianity Forum and look over all the different Saints we have. Last week was the celebration of St. Haggai

 

[mercygate]

Edwin1961:

In the Eastern Catholic Church (Eastern Christianity of Catholic and Orthodox) we homor the saints of the OT. In fact, yesterday was the feast day of the Holy Fathers of God (OT Saints).
Go to my Eastern Saints thread in the Eastern Christianity Forum and look over all the different Saints we have. Last week was the celebration of St. Haggai

Yup. And in the Latin Church, when we chant the Litany of the Saints, who’s in it? Moses, Aaron, Abraham, Jacob, Elijah, – all of 'em.

 

[Della]

In the Carmelite tradition we use the title saint for OT saints, too. We especially refer to St. Elijah as the founder and father of Carmel because he prophesied the coming of the Virgin and the birth of Christ on Mount Carmel in what God revealed to him there. And St. Elisha was his successor who founded an order of prophets which the Carmelites see as the predecessors of the order of Christian penitents who settled on Mount Carmel for prayer and contemplation and built a chapel there in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.