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Why did people pray to saints?

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Answer: Veneration, known as dulia in classical theology, is the honor and reverence appropriately due to the excellence of a created person. ... Hence Catholic sources will sometimes use the term “worship” not to indicate adoration, but only the worship of veneration given to Mary and the saints.

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Because they thought the saints could benefit them.
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