she was converted and buried Charalambos herself. Veneration The skull of Saint Charalambos is kept at the Monastery of Saint Stephen at Meteora. Many miracles are traditionally attributed to the fragments of his relics, which are to be found in many places in Greece and elsewhere. The miracles have made this saint, considered the most aged of all the martyrs, especially dear to the people of Greece. On some Greek islands, bulls are sacrificed on his feast day. "This festival is the most important popular activity of the village of Agia Paraskevi and it combines a variety of happenings that regard the ritual of the bull' s sacrifice. [An agricultural group] revived this ancient custom in 1774. It was established as a reverence to St Haralambos, the protector of [the] agricultural group that organises [the] festival". The feast day of Saint Charalambos is normally commemorated on February 10, the exception being when this date falls on the Saturday of Souls preceding Great Lent or on Clean Monday (the first day of Lent), in which case the feast is celebrated on 9 February. He is also revered in Comitán, Chiapas, México (in Spanish: San Caralampio). Iconography In Greek hagiography and iconography, Charalambos is regarded as a priest, while Russian sources seem to regard him as a bishop. Notes and references External links Feast of the Holy and Glorious Hieromartyr Haralambos - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Hieromartyr Charalampus, Bishop of Magnesia in Asia Minor Orthodox icon and synaxarion St. Haralambos, The Right Reverend Father Michael D. Jordan 202 deaths Saints from Roman Anatolia Longevity claims Miracle workers 3rd-century Christian martyrs Year of birth unknown 3rd-century bishops in Roman Anatolia 89 births