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Demetrius of Antioch
bishop of Antiochia, 3rd century
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 10 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
200
Died
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unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In Persia, the passing of Saint Demetrius, bishop of Antioch, sent into exile by King Shapur I.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 10 November as a bishop of Antioch who died in Persia, exiled there by King Shapur I.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 10 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1185432 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Demetrius of Antioch (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.