St. Demetrios icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8

St. Demetrios icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8Orthodox icon of Saint Demetrius, Demetrios, Myrrhgusher of Thessalonica. Commemorated October 26th. By the time Demetrius had reached maturity and his father had died, the emperor Galerius Maximian had ascended the throne (305). Maximian, confident in Demetrius education as well as his administrative and military abilities, appointed him to his father's position as proconsul of the Thessalonica district. The main tasks of this young commander were to

The mother wept bitterly for her dead son

and then decided to visit Jerusalem

and he entreated the saint to pray that he might suffer and die for Christ with her

the rage of the emperor know no bounds

he founded the Church of Christ

he refused to transfer him and continued his work indifferently

Preaching in the remote areas of Albania

Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness

then distributed the money to the poor

The Holy Spirit in the epistles of St

and his son and successor Constantius (337-361)

while she traps one leg and supports Him on a golden cloth