Locally venerated saint

A locally venerated saint or local saint () is a saint who was canonized within a particular diocese or venerated only in a certain region.

Examples

• Basil of Pavlovsky Posad
• Bogolep of Chorny Yar
• Seraphim Rose

See also

• Cult of saints in Anglo-Saxon England
• List of Eastern Orthodox saint titles
• Beatification

References

Further reading

• Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, Alan Thacker and Richard Sharpe (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2002
• Orthodox Church in America (2023). Essential Orthodox Christian Beliefs: A Manual for Adult Instruction. 67–69.