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Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki ((ギリシア語:Άγιος Δημήτριος της Θεσσαλονίκης)) is a Christian martyr of the early 4th century AD. During the Middle Ages, he came to be revered as one of the most important Orthodox military saints, often paired with Saint George. His feast day is 26 October for Eastern Orthodox Christians following the Gregorian calendar and 8 November for those following the Julian calendar. In the Roman Catholic church he is most commonly called "Demetrius of Sermium" and his memorial falls on 8 October. ==Name== The spelling "Demetrius" is a romanization of the ancient Greek pronunciation; the Byzantine and Modern Greek pronunciation is romanized as Dimitrios or Demetrios. See Demetrios for more on the etymology of the name. In Russian, he is called Димитрий Солунский ((solunski ) 'Dimitri of Saloniki') and was a patron saint of the Rurik dynasty from the late 11th century on. Izyaslav I of Kiev (whose Christian name was Dimitry) founded the first East Slavic monastery dedicated to this saint. The name Dimitry is in common use. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church reveres St. Demetrius on 26 October as ''Димитровден'' (Dimitrovden). The Romanian Orthodox Church revers St. Demetrius on 26 October as Sf. ''Dumitru''. The Serbian Orthodox Church reveres St. Demetrius as Димитрије, having a feast of ''Mitrovdan'' on 8 November. The Macedonian Orthodox Church reveres St. Demetrius on 8 November as Митровден (Mitrovden) He is known among Albanian-speakers in Kosovo as ''Shmitri'', and in Albania as ''Shën Mitri''. He is known in Lebanon as ''Mar Dimitri'' or ''Mitri'' for short, which is a common name among Christian Lebanese. He is known in the Coptic Church as "St. Demetrius of Thessalonica". He is venerated in the Coptic Church on 8 November. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Demetrius of Thessaloniki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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