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Demetrius (disambiguation)

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The name '''Demetrios''' (Δημήτριος) is derived from the name of Demeter, a pagan goddess of agriculture from ancient Greece.
The most well known “Demetrios” commemorated by the church is St. '''[[Demetrios of Thessaloniki]]''' (d. 306), also known as "the Great" and "the Myrrh-flowing" ([[October 26]])
There are The church also commemorates several saints named "Demetrios" (also spelled Demetrius, Demetri, Dimitrios, Dimitrius, Dimitri, Dmitri): *St. '''Demetrios, the “Skevofylakas” ([[January 25]])*The holy, glorious and right-victorious new Martyr Demetrios ([[January 27]])*The holy, glorious and right-victorious new Martyr Demetrios of ThessalonikiChios ([[January 29]])*St. '''Demetrius the Wonderworker''' (d. 3061392) of Priluki, Vologda ([[February 11]]) - [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=100502]*The holy, glorious and right-victorious new Martyr Demetrios of Tornaras ([[March 19]])*The holy, also known as "the Great" glorious and "the Myrrhright-flowing" victorious new Martyr Demetrios of Peloponnesos ([[October 26April 13]] and [[April 14]])
*St. '''[[Demetrios the Neomartyr]]''' ([[April 14]])
*The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyr Demetrios ([[April 24]])*The holy, glorious and right-victorious new Martyr Demetrios ([[May 6]])*St. Demetrios the "Russian Basilopas" ([[May 15]])*St. Demetrios of Peloponnesos ([[May 28]]), also known as “Mitros”*The holy, glorious and right-victorious new Martyr Demetrios ([[June 2]])*The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyr Demetrios the deacon ([[June 23]]), also known as Demetrianos*The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyr Demetrios ([[August 9]])*The holy, glorious and right-victorious new Martyr Demetrios, the “Mpegiazis” ([[August 11]])*St. Demetrios ([[August 16]])*The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyr Demetrios of Samarina Pindou, the young ([[August 17]] and [[August 18]])*St. Demetrios ([[September 11]])*St. '''[[Dimitri of Rostov]]''' (1651-1709) was a Russian bishop ([[October 28September 21]] and [[September 21October 28]]))*St. '''Demetrius the Wonderworker''' (d. 1392) of PrilukiThe holy, Vologda glorious and right-victorious Martyr Demetrios ([[February 11November 15]]) *The holy, glorious and right- [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=100502]victorious new Martyr Demetrios, commemorated on the 3rd Sunday of Pentecost
There are several historical hierarchs with this name:
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