Editing Intercession (section)

===Saints===
[[Intercession of saints|Intercession of the saints]] is a [[Christian doctrine|doctrine]] held by the [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Oriental Orthodox]], and [[Roman Catholic]] churches, as well as by some [[Lutheran]] and [[Anglican]] churches (chiefly those of [[Evangelical Catholic]] or [[Anglo-Catholicism|Anglo-Catholic]] churchmanship, respectively).<ref name="ECCL2007">{{cite web |title=What We Believe |url=http://www.orgsites.com/pa/rac/index.html |publisher=[[Evangelical Community Church-Lutheran]] |access-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518100544/http://www.orgsites.com/pa/rac/index.html |archive-date=18 May 2007 |language=English}}</ref> It teaches that [[saints]] may be asked to intercede (or [[Christian prayer|pray]]) for others. The doctrine of requesting intercession from saints can be found in Christian writings from the 3rd century AD, such as from [[Origen]] and [[Clement of Alexandria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/invocationofsaints.aspx|title=On the Intercession and Invocation of the Saints|work=orthodoxinfo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.catholic.com/library/Intercession_of_the_Saints.asp |title=The Intercession of the Saints|work=Catholic Answers |access-date=2015-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619002648/http://www.catholic.com/library/Intercession_of_the_Saints.asp |archive-date=2009-06-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>