Demosthenes Aligizakis, son of the painter Ioannis Aliyzakis, was born in 1918 in Chania. He studied under his father and then became involved in hagiography. His work is mainly hagiographic and has been presented in exhibitions, including in 1960 at the 6th Panhellenic Art Exhibition and in 1993 at the Desmos Gallery. His works can be found in Crete in churches mainly in Chania, but also in Athens, where he lived.