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The name '''Demetrios''' (Δημήτριος) is derived from the name of Demeter, a pagan goddess of agriculture from ancient Greece. | The name '''Demetrios''' (Δημήτριος) is derived from the name of Demeter, a pagan goddess of agriculture from ancient Greece. | ||
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There are several saints named "Demetrios" (also spelled Demetrius, Demetri, Dimitrios, Dimitrius, Dimitri, Dmitri): | There are several saints named "Demetrios" (also spelled Demetrius, Demetri, Dimitrios, Dimitrius, Dimitri, Dmitri): | ||
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The name Demetrios (Δημήτριος) is derived from the name of Demeter, a pagan goddess of agriculture from ancient Greece.
There are several saints named "Demetrios" (also spelled Demetrius, Demetri, Dimitrios, Dimitrius, Dimitri, Dmitri):
- St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki (d. 306), also known as "the Great" and "the Myrrh-flowing" (October 26)
- St. Demetrios the Neomartyr (April 14)
- St. Dimitri of Rostov (1651-1709) was a Russian bishop (October 28 and September 21)
There are several historical hierarchs with this name:
- Demetrius I (Papadopoulos) of Constantinople (Ecumenical Patriarch, 1972-1991)
- Demetri (Khoury) of Jableh (1995-2003)
- Dimitrije (Pavlovic) of Serbia (Patriarch of Serbia, 1920-1930)
There are several current hierarchs with this name:
- Demetrios (Trakatellis) of America
- Demetrios (Kantzavelos) of Mokissos
- Dimitrios (Couchell) of Xanthos
There are also other persons with this name:
- Fr. Demetrios Constantelos, modern author
- Fr. Dimitri Tsakas
- Hieromonk Dimitry (Obuhoff)
- Dimitry Pospielovsky, modern author
