Therinus ( sq, Therin or ),
also known as Therinus of Butrint, was a
Christian saint
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ort ...
revered in
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
. Therinus was massacred in the 3rd century, during a wave of
anti-Christian persecution, probably at the time of the Roman Emperor
Decius
Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius ( 201 ADJune 251 AD), sometimes translated as Trajan Decius or Decius, was the emperor of the Roman Empire from 249 to 251.
A distinguished politician during the reign of Philip the Arab, Decius was procl ...
(r. 249–251) His feast day is celebrated on April 23.
See also
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Buthrotum
Butrint ( el, Βουθρωτόν and Βουθρωτός, ''Bouthrōtón'', la, Buthrōtum) was an ancient Greek and later Roman city and bishopric in Epirus. "Speakers of these various Greek dialects settled different parts of Greece at differen ...
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Donatus of Butrint
References
3rd-century Christian saints
Saints of Roman Macedonia
People from Buthrotum
Year of death unknown
Year of birth unknown
Albanian saints
Eastern Orthodox Christians from Albania
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