I basically disagree with drawing parallels or analogies, particularly when they involve religion, but I can follow your argument that valar can be likened to saints. However saints equals not angels. Correct me if I'm wrong - you seem to be more learned that me in religious canon, but, while saints and angels both have the job of watching over men, it's the angels that act as direct tools of divine intervention (see eagles) while saints have a more passive role, like -if you will, the Valar in LOTR. They can intervene in the lives of mortals, but they generally do not and if they do, they use messengers.
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