Feast day: October 26
St. Demetrius of Thessalonica
A young man of Thessalonica, by tradition a Roman officer, imprisoned and speared to death for proclaiming Christ — one of the most venerated soldier-martyrs of the Eastern Church.
His great basilica still stands in Thessalonica, and the Eastern Church honors him as the 'Great Martyr,' a heavenly defender of his city.
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