Editing Righteousness (section)

====Type of saints====
In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], "Righteous" is a [[List of Eastern Orthodox saint titles|type of saint]] who is regarded as a holy person under the [[Old Covenant]] (Old Testament Israel). The word is also sometimes used for married saints of the [[New Covenant]] (the Church). According to Orthodox theology, the Righteous saints of the Old Covenant were not able to enter into heaven until after the [[death of Jesus]] on the [[Crucifixion of Jesus|cross]] ({{bibleverse|Hebrews|11:40}}), but had to await salvation in the [[Bosom of Abraham]] (see: [[Harrowing of Hell]]).