St. Demetrios icon (5) Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6

St. Demetrios icon (5) Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6Orthodox icon of Demetrius, Demetrios the Myrrh gusher of Thessalonica (5). Commemorated October 26th. Saint Demetrius was a Thessalonian, a most pious son of pious and noble parents, and a teacher of the Faith of Christ. When Maximian first came to Thessalonica in 290, he raised the Saint to the rank of Duke of Thessaly. But when it was discovered that the Saint was a Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bath house. While the games were

Underneath the boulder the Saints right hand and part of his robe were caught whereas the rest of him was already over the ledge

meditation of the sacred Scripture and the cultivation of all the virtues

but did not tear her apart

watched as these people suffered with such courage for their faith

there were so many people rich and poor that the monastery gates had to be closed by force

and for three months afterwards the door of the storeroom could not be shut because of the abundace of bread

His disciples were annoyed

removed his worn robe

On September 24

It actually reached this point on the day of the Elder's final departure

and went to the Monastery of the Most Holy Theotokos Anaphonitria

In the meantime