Saints & Relics
The saints were in the after life. These people were “friends of god” also known as “Soldiers of Christ”. These men had great powers. It was thought that all who went in the divine court were saints. But really only a small important number of people had this title of saint and public veneration. These peoples veneration was being a saint.
It was through the relics that christians could get the help of the very cherished saints that now rest in heaven. Christians believed that saints could perform miracles with special assistance. These people could do a lot that normal people couldn’t. They could cure sickness, go against famine, stop fires and defeat enemies. They helped a lot in the middle ages.