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As far as I know (and I'm hardly an expert on all the various sects of Christianity), all Christians believe in saints; in fact, they all believe in the sainthood of all believers (even the RCCs). But the Catholics like to extend special, official recognition to a certain subset of those saints, whom they officially call 'saints'. Protestants merely have a number of historical figures they consider important (Augustine in the case of my denomination).
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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