Demetrius of Thessaloniki

Demetrius of Thessaloniki

Saint Demetrius (or Demetrios) of Thessalonica (Greek: Ἅγιος Δημήτριος τῆς Θεσσαλονίκης, Hágios Dēmḗtrios tēs Thessaloníkēs), also known as the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrius the Myroblyte (meaning 'the Myrrh-Gusher' or 'Myrrh-Streamer'; 3rd century – 306), was a Greek 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 of Lydda. His feast day is 26 October for Eastern Orthodox Christians, which falls on 8 November [NS, "new style"] for those following the old calendar. 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 in the martyrology of the Extraordinary Form. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Demetrius of Thessaloniki has received more than 477,840 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Demetrius of Thessaloniki is the 265th most popular religious figure (down from 244th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Greece (up from 66th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Religious Figure.

Demetrius of thessaloniki is most famous for his work in the field of pharmacology. He was the first to write about the use of opium as a painkiller.