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Icon of Venerable Demetrius of Basarbov in Bulgaria (1685)

Venerable Demetrius of Basarbov in Bulgaria (1685)

Commemorated October 26

The Monk Dimitrii of Basarbovsk pursued asceticism in the wilderness, in Bulgaria, near the city of Ruschuk. He died in 1685. On 8 July 1779 his relics were transferred to Bucharest.