Until recently, I considered the story of Saints Peter and Fevronia to be the most unique hagiography of the ones with which I was familiar; but now I think that perhaps the story of Saint Twrog of Meirionnydd whose memory is celebrated tomorrow is a strong contender for that honor. Nonetheless, the story of Saints Peter and Fevronia is quite unique.
In fact, for almost all of its history, the account was a tale, rather than a canonical hagiography. It appears to be almost entirely based on oral stories circulating among the medieval peasants in what is now the Vladimir Region (Vladimir Governorate until 1929 and smaller principalities prior to 1796). The official hagiography was composed only recently, when the holy couple was tasked with being the patron saints of marriage and family.
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