All major Christian denominations which officially recognize saints venerate Athanasius. The faithful often venerate relics by bowing before the reliquary or kissing it. While Methodists as a whole do not venerate saints, they do honor and admire them. Catholics venerate him as one of the patron saints of Japan. They also venerate the Great Religious Prophets of history and honour the ancestors. The Brahmakshatriya venerate Hinglaj Mata as their family deity. Hindus venerate deities in the form of the "murti", or idol. Money was paid in order to venerate these relics and thus escape years in purgatory. The Anglicans and Coptic Christians of Ethiopia and Eritrea venerate archangel Uriel. The Orthodox does not venerate Mary as conceived immaculate. The Spanish military artillerymen, mining engineers and miners also venerate her as patron saint. It involved the entire villagers who offered (manok) sacrifices to venerate the spirits. I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. The survivors of them still venerate and adore his memory. This failed, as pilgrims continued to venerate the spot where the Black Stone had been.