Relief icon of Saint Demetrius – Portrait

Relief icon of Saint Demetrius – Portrait

This icon was created on canvas according to the style, tradition, and criteria required by Byzantine art. The wood has been carved in the form of the Saint, offering a three-dimensional depiction of the image.

Saint Demetrios is a Saint of the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church and the patron saint of Thessaloniki. He is also honored in Lutheranism and the Anglican Church. According to hagiographical texts, Demetrios lived and was martyred in Thessaloniki during the reign of Diocletian.
Birth information: 270 AD, Thessaloniki
Passed away: Thessaloniki
Place of burial: Church of Saint Demetrios, Patron Saint of Thessaloniki
Repose: 306 AD (at the age of 26)

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