Holy Martyrs Demetrios, his wife Evanthia and their son Demetrianos of Skepsis.
St. Demetrios was prince and governor of Skepsis on the Hellespont, converted to Christ with his wife Evanthia and their son Demetrianos by the preaching of St. Cornelius the Centurion. Tradition relates that, when a new pagan governor arrived, the family confessed the faith and were put to death for it.
They are commemorated together on September 11.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Demetrios, Evanthia and Demetrianos of Skepsis is commemorated on September 11. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on September 24 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Also commemorated on September 11
Euphrosynos the Cook
Venerable, Ευφρόσυνος ο Μάγειρας
Venerable Euphrosynos the Cook, humble monk who was shown in Paradise.
Name days: Euphrosynos, Efrosynos, Efrosinos, Evfrosinos
Diodoros, Diomedes and Didymos
Martyr, Διόδωρος, Διομήδης και Δίδυμος
Holy Martyrs Diodoros, Diomedes and Didymos of Laodicea.
Theodora of Vasta
Holy Woman, Θεοδώρα της Βάστας
Holy Martyr Theodora of Vasta in Arcadia, whose chapel bears trees on its roof.
Elias the Cave-dweller and Arsenios
Venerable, Ηλίας ο Σπηλαιώτης και Αρσένιος
Venerable Elias the Cave-dweller of Calabria and his disciple Arsenios.
Ia of Persia and the 9,000 with her
Holy Woman, Ία
Holy Martyr Ia of Persia and the many Christians martyred with her.
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