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Feast · September 21

Demetrius of Rostov

holy hierarch18th century

The Life

Demetrius of Rostov was a holy hierarch (bishop) of the Orthodox Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar. The Church remembers the holy bishops as those who shepherded the people of God in faithfulness to Christ and the apostles, often at great personal cost. A more complete account of this saint's life and ministry will be added soon.