### Saint
The medieval cult of saints - that developed from the respect of old Christian martyrs - surrounded some individuals who had special virtues, which were testified by miracles during their lives or after their death. The cults of saints - who were endowed with the role of a defender or a patron - originate from spontaneous local folk respect and they were certified by the approval of the responsible bishop. This practice started to change from the end of the 11th century, and by the beginning of the 13th century, only the papacy had the exclusive right to canonise someone. In the age of the Árpád dynasty in Hungary, the cult of saints - which was generally spread throughout the territory of Latin Christianity - associated with the respect of Hungarian saints. They include the first Hungarian saints (Stephen I, prince Emeric, Gellért [Gerald] - bishop of Csanád, hermits Andrew and Benedic), Ladislaus I, canonised in 1192, Andrew II's daughter, Elisabeth, who was canonised in Germany in 1235. Béla IV's daughter, Margaret was officially canonised only in 1943, but her cult developed soon after her death (1270). ZSA