Locally venerated saint

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]

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

See also

• Cult of saints in Anglo-Saxon England