Saint Therinus

Saint Therinus
Born Butrint
Honored in Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast April 23

Saint Therinus (Albanian: Shën Therin)[1] was a Christian saint revered in Albania, also known as Saint Therinus of Butrint. Therinus was massacred in the 3rd century, during a wave of anti-Christian persecution, probably at the time of the Roman Emperor Decius (r. 249–251) His feast day is celebrated on April 23.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Elsie, Robert (2000). "The Christian Saints of Albania" (in English). Balkanistica13 (American Association for South Slavic Studies): 36. http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/modern_languages/BalkArticle2.html. 
  2. ^ Elsie, Robert (2000). A dictionary of Albanian religion, mythology, and folk culture. NYU Press. p. 249. ISBN 0814722148. http://books.google.com/books?id=aAtQZ0vjf5gC&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=Saint+Therinus+of+Butrint&source=bl&ots=o4EtDLeMiR&sig=ibn7DzscRUB8CYn8KOp1TfabjGY&hl=en&ei=WIByTI-aPMP38AbsjunwCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Saint%20Therinus%20of%20Butrint&f=false.