Demetrianus of Chytroi

Saint Demetrianus was bishop of Chytroi in the island of Cyprus in the ninth century. He is commemorated on 6 November.

He was born in the village of Sykes, in the district of Kythrea (Chytroi) in Cyprus, in a family where the father was a priest. It is said that he lived in the time of the iconoclast emperor Theophilus (829 to 843). He became a monk, and Bishop Eustathius of Chytroi ordained him priest and set him over a community. Then he succeeded Eustathius in the episcopal see.

According to one source, he was taken captive with his flock by Egyptians. Returning from captivity to Cyprus, he spent the rest of his life in piety and love of God. He died in deep old age.

No other details of his life are preserved in the sources at hand. The dates of birth and death sometimes given are not based on sources.