Reginos
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Saint Riginos is the patron saint
of the island of Skopelos
, Greece
. His feast day, February 25, is a local holiday on the island. Christian
tradition states that he was a bishop
who was tortured to death in 362 AD.
His remains are kept in a local church.
In Skopelos there is a monastery bearing his name, Monastery of Saint Riginos.
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
of the island of Skopelos
Skopelos
Skopelos , ancient Peparethos or Peparethus , is a Greek island in the western Aegean Sea. Skopelos is one of several islands which comprise the Northern Sporades island group. The island is located east of mainland Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea and is part of the Thessaly Periphery....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. His feast day, February 25, is a local holiday on the island. Christian
Christian
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tradition states that he was a bishop
Bishop
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who was tortured to death in 362 AD.
His remains are kept in a local church.
In Skopelos there is a monastery bearing his name, Monastery of Saint Riginos.