Therinus
Greek saint
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Therinus (Albanian: Terin, Greek: Θερινός),[1] also known as Therinus of Buthrotum, was a Christian saint revered in Albania.
Catholic Church
Therinus of Buthrotum | |
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Saint Therinus (middle), depicted in a mosaic inside the Rotunda of Thessaloniki. | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | Buthrotum, Epirus Vetus, Roman Empire (modern Butrint, Albania) |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church |
| Feast | April 23 |
Life and martyrdom
“The Martyrdom of Therinus” was a manuscript written in Epirus probably during the 5th-8th century AD.[2] It explains during the reign of Roman Emperor Decius, the local governors of Roman provinces were replaced by more brutal ones with the intent of prosecuting more christians.[2] In the Roman-controlled city of Buthrotum, a new governor, Phillipos, of the province of Thesprotia was confronted by Therinus who professes his faith to Christianity.[2] Because of this, the governor decides to torture Therinus in multiple various ways and from there, the manuscript was broken off.[2]
In the ending of the Latin version of the manuscript, from all the miraculous salvations of all the tortures that he inflicted upon Therinus, causes the governor to convert. He lives 3 and a half more years before he died[2] and was massacred during a wave of anti-Christian persecution, most likely at the time of Emperor Decius (r. 249–251). His feast day is celebrated on April 23rd[3] and he was buried in a city called ‘Bosrena’.[2] The city Bosrena is believed to be a corruption of the Greek derived Botrotos (Bouthroton). Another theory proposed was the Arabic city of Bosra, which is highly unlikely.
