Saint Demetrius of Basarabov
A Bulgarian ascetic who lived near Ruschuk and became widely venerated in Bucharest after the translation of his relics.
A Bulgarian ascetic who lived near Ruschuk and became widely venerated in Bucharest after the translation of his relics.
The patron of Bucharest, whose relics rest in the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral; his feast is one of Romania's largest pilgrimages, when the relics are brought out and processed over several days and invoked against drought and epidemic.
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By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile,
and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance.
By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe!
O our holy father Demetrius, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
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