Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessaloniki, Myrrh-Streamer.
St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer was a young nobleman and military commander of Thessaloniki, martyred under the Emperor Maximian at the beginning of the fourth century. Imprisoned for openly teaching the faith, he blessed the young Nestor, who defeated the gladiator Lyaios in the arena; for this Demetrios was run through with spears in his prison.
From his relics, according to tradition, fragrant myrrh flowed, and he is honored as the great protector of Thessaloniki, where his basilica has stood for fifteen centuries. His feast on October 26 is one of the great celebrations of northern Greece.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Demetrios the Great Martyr is commemorated on October 26. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on November 8 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dimitri, Mimis, Takis, Demetrius, Demetrios, Jimmy, Dmitri, Dmitry, Mitsos, Jim, Demetris, Dimitra, Demetra, Dimitroula, Mimi, Demi
Also commemorated on October 26
Commemoration of the Great Earthquake
Saint, Μνήμη Μεγάλου Σεισμού
Commemoration of the great earthquake at Constantinople in 740, from which the city was delivered by the prayers of the Theotokos and Saint Demetrios.
Joasaph of Dionysiou
Martyr, Ιωάσαφ ο Οσιομάρτυς
Holy New Monk-Martyr Joasaph of Dionysiou Monastery on Mount Athos, who suffered at Constantinople in 1536.
George of Ioannina (Translation of Relics)
Saint, Γεώργιος ο εν Ιωαννίνοις
Translation of the relics of the Holy New Martyr George of Ioannina.
Icon: public domain image from Wikimedia Commons.
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