Saint Demetrius - Excavated wooden image on canvas with gold background - Mount Athos

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Explore Saint Demetrius - Excavated wooden image on canvas with gold background - Mount Athos from Christianity Art. Listed under Paintings. Materials: Gold, Wood, Canvas. Image crafted on canvas with a gold background on engraved wood. The figure comes with a free stand. Saint Dimitrios Born in Thessaloniki (280 AD – 305 AD), he is one of the greatest Martyrs of Christianity. The scion of a rich and aristocratic family, he reached high ranks in the Roman army already at the age of 22 with the rank of centurion. He converted to Christianity when Galerius Maximilian was the commander of the Tetrarch and later emperor, and was imprisoned because he did not deny his faith. In prison he blessed Nestor's disciple to defeat the pagan wrestler Lyaeus, which he did. This victory enraged Maximilian who beheaded Nestor and ordered the assassination of Demetrius with a spear in the ribs. In Byzantine icons, Saint Demetrius is shown several times as a rider on a red horse (Saint George on a white horse), treading on the infidel Lyaeus.