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Blessed Demetrios Of Philadelphia

Also known as: Demetrius; Dimitrios; Dimitri

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

2-Jun

Died

Feet cut off then thrown alive into a fire in 1567 in Philadelphia, Lydia (modern Alasehir, Turkey)

Biography

Blessed Demetrios of Philadelphia, also known as Demetrius, Dimitrios, or Dimitri, was born to a devout Orthodox priest in an undisclosed year. At the tender age of thirteen, he made the difficult decision to convert from Christianity to Islam. However, as he grew older and matured, a deep sense of remorse and realization began to take hold of him.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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