The Catholic pantheon of saints is kind of a water-down version of Hinduism where devotees have their own favorite god.  Kind of like a placebo, no? 
Even when saints like Christopher were declassified as saints, devotion remains unabated.
And despite the recent Vatican edict against scattering one's ashes, there is a very robust business in selling body parts of saints as relics to insure closeness to the object of one's devotion.
Interesting, while Protestantism has its heroes, and person of exemplary virtue & witness to gospel values, there isn't the fetish to create a peculiar devotion to 'em. The reformers did turn on the out of control RC obsession with the saint trade.  We might learn ecumenically from their witness and devotion to Christ bearers.  A way we can all celebrate Reformation Sunday.