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Demetrius (disambiguation)

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The name '''DemetriosDemetrius''' (Gr. Δημήτριος) is derived from the name means "son of Demeter" (Gr. Damater), lit. "Earth-Mother," from da, a pagan goddess Doric form of agriculture from ancient GreeceGk. ge "earth" + mater. Variations on this name include Demetrios, Demetri, Dimitrios, Dimitrius, Dimitri and Dmitri.
 There are several [[saints named ]] with this name:*St. Demetrios the "DemetriosSkevofylakas" (also spelled [[January 25]])*St. Demetrius, Demetrithe New-Martyr ([[January 27]])*St. Demetrius of Chios, Dimitrios, Dimitrius, Dimitri, Dmitrithe New-Martyr ([[January 29]]):*St. '''[[Demetrios of Thessaloniki]]Demetrius the Wonderworker''' (d. 3061392)of Priluki, Vologda ([[February 11]]) <!-- [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=100502] --->*St. Demetrius of Tornaras, also known as "the Great" and "New-Martyr ([[March 19]])*St. Demetrios of Peloponnesos, the MyrrhNew-flowing" Martyr ([[October 26April 13]] and [[April 14]])
*St. '''[[Demetrios the Neomartyr]]''' ([[April 14]])
*St. Demetrios the Martyr ([[April 24]])*St. Demetrios, the New-Martyr ([[May 6]])*St. Demetrios the "Russian Basilopas" ([[May 15]])*St. Demetrios of Peloponnesos, also "Mitros" ([[May 28]])*St. Demetrios, the New-Martyr ([[June 2]])*St. Demetrios the Deacon, the Martyr ([[June 23]]), also called "Demetrianos"*St. Demetrios, the Martyr ([[August 9]])*St. Demetrios the "Mpegiazis", the New-Martyr ([[August 11]])*St. Demetrios([[August 16]])*St. Demetrios of Samarina Pindou, the young Martyr ([[August 17]] and [[August 18]])*St. Demetrios ([[September 11]])*St. '''[[Demetrius of Thessaloniki]]''' (d. 306), the most venerated "Demetrius" in the orthodox church and is also known as "the Great" and "the Myrrh-streaming" ([[October 26]]).*St. '''[[Dimitri of Rostov]]''' (1651-1709) was , a Russian bishop ([[September 21]] and [[October 28]] and ))*St. Demetrios the Martyr ([[September 21November 15]])*St. Demetrios, the New-Martyr, commemorated on the 3rd Sunday of Pentecost
There are several historical hierarchs with this name:
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