A person's name is preceded by Saint if they are a person of exalted virtue who is canonized by the Catholic Church after death and who may be the object of veneration and prayers for intercession.
No they are not the same:Description: Saint John of God was born in 1495 at Montemoro Novo, Evora, Portugal to a very poor couple. Following an impulse of his heart, he ran away from home to become a...