Locally venerated saint

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

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

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Further reading

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  • Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, Alan Thacker and Richard Sharpe (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2002
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