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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Nestor and Loupos, martyrs with Demetrios of Thessalonike

Saint ID

S00796

Reported Death Not Before

304

Reported Death Not After

311

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Aristocrats, Slaves
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E01344The long version of the Greek Martyrdom of *Demetrios (martyr of Thessalonike S00761) recounts the martyrdom of the nobleman Demetrios, and his companions *Nestor and Loupos (S00796). It also recounts miracles performed by the relics of Demetrios, and the foundation of his basilicas in Thessalonike (south Balkans/Greece) and Sirmium (middle Danube). Written in Thessalonike in the 6th or 7th c..