Demetrius of Thessaloniki

Thyranoixia of the Sts. Demetrios and Nestor Parish in Örebro, Sweden

Published by Protothema on Fri, 11/01/2024 - 12:55

On Saturday 26 October 2024, His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the newly established Parish of Sts. Demetrios and Nestor in Örebro, Sweden, assisted by the Very Rev. Archimandrite Fr. Bartholomew Iatridis, Parish Priest of the St. George Cathedral in Stockholm, the Rev. Presbyter Fr.

Dimitrovden: Celebrating St. Demetrius, the Arrival of Winter, and Rich Bulgarian Traditions

Published by Novinite on Sat, 10/26/2024 - 10:22

On October 26, Dimitrovden, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. Demetrius the Myrrh-Streamer of Thessaloniki. According to Bulgarian folk traditions, this day marks the end of autumn and the start of winter, as reflected in an old saying: "St. George brings summer, while St.

Orthodox Christians Celebrate Feast of St. Demetrius and the Begining of Winter

Published by Novinite on Thu, 10/26/2017 - 11:35

Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria, Greece and other churches observing the Gregorian calendar are celebrating Thursday the holiday of St Demetrius. 

Due to his Slavic origin the saint is honoured by all Slavic peoples and for the Bulgarians and Serbs he is the patron of the entire Slavonic world. 

Greece's many places of worship

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 01/06/2017 - 09:56

In Greece, evidence of Orthodoxy Christianity, whose roots are intertwined with those of the nation, is everywhere: Countless churches, chapels and shrines, in squares, on mountain tops, in caves, carved into the rock, as if crafted by invisible, all-powerful hands, by the sea or in private spaces.