Methodios I of Constantinople

Saint

Methodius I
Late 14th-early 15th century icon illustrating the "Triumph of Orthodoxy" in 843. Methodius is depicted in the upper register, to the right of the icon, with Theodora and her son Michael to the left. (National Icon Collection 18, British Museum)
Patriarch of Constantinople
Hegumen
Born788
Syracuse, Theme of Sicily
(modern-day Italy)
Died847
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
FeastJune 14[1]
Saint

Methodios I of Constantinople
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Installed843
Term ended847
PredecessorJohn VII
SuccessorSt Ignatius
Personal details
DenominationChalcedonian Christianity

Methodios I or Methodius I (Greek: Μεθόδιος Α΄; 788/800 – June 14, 847) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from March 4, 843 to June 14, 847. He was born in Syracuse and died in Constantinople. His feast day is celebrated on June 14 in both the East and the West.