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.