Contents

Troparia of St. Demetrius 8

1. The position of St. Demetrius in the hagiography of our Church 13
2. St. Demetrius is Thessaloniki and Macedonia 15
3. Roman rule 19
4. St. Demetrius, wise teacher and zealous for the faith 25
5. The arrest of St. Demetrius 27
6. "The God of Demetrius, help me" 35
7. The martyrdom of St. Demetrius 41
8. The fragrant relic of St. Demetrius 49
9. The miracle-worker and patriot St. Demetrius 53
10. Famine and epidemics 71
11. The honor of St. Demetrius among the Slavs. Cyril and Methodius 77
12. St. Demetrius in the Byzantine and modern times 79

Bibliography 83