Bogolep of Chorny Yar, venerated in Chyorny Yar, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia

A locally venerated saint or local saint (in Russian Orthodox Church: Местночтимый святой, mestnochtimy svyatoy) is a saint who was canonized within a particular diocese or venerated only in a certain region.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Juvenal Poyarkov, О КАНОНИЗАЦИИ СВЯТЫХ В РУССКОЙ ПРАВОСЛАВНОЙ ЦЕРКВИ
  2. ^ Georgy Tertyshnikov [ru], КРИТЕРИИ КАНОНИЗАЦИИ МЕСТНОЧТИМЫХ СВЯТЫХ В РУССКОЙ ПРАВОСЛАВНОЙ ЦЕРКВИ

Further reading

  • Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, Alan Thacker and Richard Sharpe (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2002
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_saint
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