Demetrius of Thessaloniki
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Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica, also known as the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrius the Myroblyte, was a Greek Christian martyr of the early 4th century AD.
12th century mosaic depicting Saint Demetrius, from the Golden-Roofed Monastery in Kyiv
St Demetrius of Salonica, 18th century, Walters Art Museum
Martyrdom of Demetrius of Thessalonica, depicted in the 11th century Menologion of Basil II.
Relics of Saint Demetrius at the Hagios Demetrios Basilica in Thessaloniki
Saint George
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Saint George, also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army. Of Cappadocian Greek ori
Demetrius of Thessaloniki
…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 of Lydda. In the Roman Catholic Church he is most commonly called Demetrius of Sirmium and his memorial is 9 April in the 2004 Roman Martyrology and 8 October…
Saint George by Carlo Crivelli, c. 1472
George depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle of 1493
Saint George and the Dragon, 1434/35, by Bernat Martorell, commissioned by the Generalitat of Catalonia
Saint George the Dragon-Slayer, 16th century, by Georgios Klontzas