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*St. Demetrios the "Skevofylakas" ([[January 25]]) | *St. Demetrios the "Skevofylakas" ([[January 25]]) | ||
*New Martyr Demetrios ([[January 27]]) | *New Martyr Demetrios ([[January 27]]) | ||
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*Martyr Demetrios of Samarina Pindou, the young ([[August 17]] and [[August 18]]) | *Martyr Demetrios of Samarina Pindou, the young ([[August 17]] and [[August 18]]) | ||
*St. Demetrios ([[September 11]]) | *St. Demetrios ([[September 11]]) | ||
| + | *St. '''[[Demetrios of Thessaloniki]]''' (d. 306), the most venerated "demetrios" in the orthodox church and is also known as "the Great" and "the Myrrh-flowing" ([[October 26]]). | ||
*St. '''[[Dimitri of Rostov]]''' (1651-1709), a Russian bishop ([[September 21]] and [[October 28]])) | *St. '''[[Dimitri of Rostov]]''' (1651-1709), a Russian bishop ([[September 21]] and [[October 28]])) | ||
*Martyr Demetrios ([[November 15]]) | *Martyr Demetrios ([[November 15]]) | ||
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Revision as of 05:49, April 4, 2008
The name Demetrius (Gr. Δημήτριος) means "son of Demeter" (Gr. Damater), lit. "Earth-Mother," from da, Doric form of Gk. ge "earth" + mater. Variations on this name include Demetrius, Demetri, Dimitrios, Dimitrius, Dimitri and Dmitri.
There are several sints with this name:
- St. Demetrios the "Skevofylakas" (January 25)
- New Martyr Demetrios (January 27)
- New Martyr Demetrios of Chios (January 29)
- St. Demetrius the Wonderworker (d. 1392) of Priluki, Vologda (February 11)
- New Martyr Demetrios of Tornaras (March 19)
- New Martyr Demetrios of Peloponnesos (April 13 and April 14)
- St. Demetrios the Neomartyr (April 14)
- Martyr Demetrios (April 24)
- Mew Martyr Demetrios (May 6)
- St. Demetrios the "Russian Basilopas" (May 15)
- St. Demetrios of Peloponnesos, also "Mitros" (May 28)
- New Martyr Demetrios (June 2)
- Martyr Demetrios the Deacon, also "Demetrianos" (June 23)
- Martyr Demetrios (August 9)
- New Martyr Demetrios the "Mpegiazis" (August 11)
- St. Demetrios(August 16)
- Martyr Demetrios of Samarina Pindou, the young (August 17 and August 18)
- St. Demetrios (September 11)
- St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki (d. 306), the most venerated "demetrios" in the orthodox church and is also known as "the Great" and "the Myrrh-flowing" (October 26).
- St. Dimitri of Rostov (1651-1709), a Russian bishop (September 21 and October 28))
- Martyr Demetrios (November 15)
- New Martyr Demetrios, commemorated on the 3rd Sunday of Pentecost
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
