From today's archdiocese calendar.
"Saint Dimitrios was a Thessalonian, a 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 Dimitrios to the rank of Duke of Thessaly.
But when it was discovered Demetrios was a Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bath house (*).
Meanwhile a haughty barbarian and notable wrestler in town, Lyaeus, challenged the citizens to wrestle with him. All who fought him were defeated.
Seeing this, a youth man named Nestor, an aquaintance of Dimitrios, came to the saint and asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus single-handed. Receiving it, Nestor did his cross and felled the wrestler with a mortal blow.
Maximian then commanded that Dimitrios be pierced with lances in captivity, and that Nestor be slain with his own sword.
From the apolytikion in the 3rd tone: A Great champion in grave perils, Great Martyr Dimitrios, entreat that we be granted great mercy.
* Wondering why one would be imprisoned in a bath house. Unless the steam was too hot.
"Saint Dimitrios was a Thessalonian, a 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 Dimitrios to the rank of Duke of Thessaly.
But when it was discovered Demetrios was a Christian, he was arrested and kept bound in a bath house (*).
Meanwhile a haughty barbarian and notable wrestler in town, Lyaeus, challenged the citizens to wrestle with him. All who fought him were defeated.
Seeing this, a youth man named Nestor, an aquaintance of Dimitrios, came to the saint and asked his blessing to fight Lyaeus single-handed. Receiving it, Nestor did his cross and felled the wrestler with a mortal blow.
Maximian then commanded that Dimitrios be pierced with lances in captivity, and that Nestor be slain with his own sword.
From the apolytikion in the 3rd tone: A Great champion in grave perils, Great Martyr Dimitrios, entreat that we be granted great mercy.
* Wondering why one would be imprisoned in a bath house. Unless the steam was too hot.
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