Peter the Wonderworker
Saint Peter the Wonderworker or the Thaumaturge (Greek: Άγιος Πέτρος ο Θαυματουργός), also Saint Peter of Argos (Άγιος Πέτρος του Άργους) is a Christian saint, regarded as the patron saint of Argos.
He was born in Constantinople, to a well-to-do family noted for its piety and philanthropy. In his family there were five brothers, all of them holding a great affinity for Christianity and who together with their parents helped the poor. From them, Peter heard a calling to the monastic life.
Patriarch Nicholas I Mysticus wished to make him the Bishop of Corinth, but he demurred in favor of his brother, Paul, as he wished to remain a monk. Later, however, Peter became Bishop of Argos after the local bishop died, where he was credited with great holiness and many miracles. In 920, he took his place at a synod in Constantinople called by Nicholas Mysticus concerning the emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus.
He died at Argos and was buried in the Church of the Dormition there. Later, his remains were moved to Nafplio, and afterwards taken abroad by the Venetians. In the 19th century, the bishop dedicated a new church in his honor at Argos. After a lengthy search, his relics were located at a monastery near Rome; they were returned to Argos in 2008 and now reside in St. Peter's Church.