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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 DemetriusDemetrios, Demetri, Dimitrios, Dimitrius, Dimitri and Dmitri.
There are several [[saints]] with this name:
*St. Demetrios the "Skevofylakas" ([[January 25]])
*St. Demetrius, the New -Martyr Demetrios ([[January 27]])*St. Demetrius of Chios, the New -Martyr Demetrios of Chios ([[January 29]])
*St. '''Demetrius the Wonderworker''' (d. 1392) of Priluki, Vologda ([[February 11]]) <!-- [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=100502] --->
*St. Demetrius of Tornaras, the New -Martyr Demetrios of Tornaras ([[March 19]])*New Martyr St. Demetrios of Peloponnesos , the New-Martyr ([[April 13]] and [[April 14]])
*St. '''[[Demetrios the Neomartyr]]''' ([[April 14]])
*St. Demetrios the Martyr Demetrios ([[April 24]])*Mew St. Demetrios, the New-Martyr Demetrios ([[May 6]])
*St. Demetrios the "Russian Basilopas" ([[May 15]])
*St. Demetrios of Peloponnesos, also "Mitros" ([[May 28]])
*St. Demetrios, the New -Martyr Demetrios ([[June 2]])*Martyr St. Demetrios the Deacon, also "Demetrianos" the Martyr ([[June 23]]), also called "Demetrianos"*St. Demetrios, the Martyr Demetrios ([[August 9]])*New Martyr St. Demetrios the "Mpegiazis" , the New-Martyr ([[August 11]])
*St. Demetrios([[August 16]])
*Martyr St. Demetrios of Samarina Pindou, the young Martyr ([[August 17]] and [[August 18]])
*St. Demetrios ([[September 11]])
*St. '''[[Demetrios Demetrius of Thessaloniki]]''' (d. 306), the most venerated "demetriosDemetrius" in the orthodox church and is also known as "the Great" and "the Myrrh-flowingstreaming" ([[October 26]]).
*St. '''[[Dimitri of Rostov]]''' (1651-1709), a Russian bishop ([[September 21]] and [[October 28]]))
*St. Demetrios the Martyr Demetrios ([[November 15]])*St. Demetrios, the New -Martyr Demetrios, commemorated on the 3rd Sunday of Pentecost
There are several historical hierarchs with this name:
