 Demetrius was a farmer, who cohabited with his wife as celibates, for 47 years, until he was chosen Patriarch.According to the "Synexarium", a biographical collection of the Church's saints, the ailing Patriarch Julian had a vision informing him that his successor would visit him, with a cluster of grapes, while out of season at that time of year.Next day, a farmer named Demetrius arrived with a cluster of grapes for the Bishop, asking for his blessings, and was announced next as Bishop Demetrius I, the twelfth bishop of Alexandria.